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    Sep 25, 2019 6 minutes

    PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM AWARD RECIPIENT

    This past July, military historian and author Dr. John H. Morrow, Jr. became the 13th recipient of the Pritzker Military Museum & Library Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing. The Pritzker Literature Award—which includes a gold medallion, citation, and $100,000 honorarium— recognizes and honors the contributions of a living author for a body of work dedicated to enriching the understanding of military history and affairs. The award will be presented at the organization’s annual Liberty Gala on November 2 in Chicago.

    Author or co-author of eight publications, Morrow is an accomplished military historian and respected professor. His work includes The Great War: An Imperial History, The Great War in the Air, Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War (co-authored with Jeffrey T. Sammons), and German Airpower in World War I, among others. He has gained recognition for his ability to demonstrate how the past and the present intertwine inextricably.

    In addition to serving as the Franklin Professor and Chair of the History Department at University of Georgia,

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