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Marcus Cunliffe
Marcus Falkner Cunliffe (1922-1990) was a British scholar who specialized in American Studies, especially military and cultural history.
He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, Sandhurst, and Ya...view moreMarcus Falkner Cunliffe (1922-1990) was a British scholar who specialized in American Studies, especially military and cultural history.
He was educated at Oriel College, Oxford, Sandhurst, and Yale, where he was Harkness Fellow. He made his home in Manchester, England, where he lectured at the University of Manchester. He was also a Professor of American Studies at the University of Sussex and a visiting professor at Harvard.
Cunliffe passed away in 1990. That same year, his papers were donated to the George Washington University, which includes diaries, correspondence, research notes, articles, chapters from books, syllabi, exam questions, news clippings, correspondence, original military ballads, illustrations, and photographs that range in date from 1936-1990 (bulk 1960-1990) documenting Cunliffe’s career as a scholar of American history.
In addition to George Washington: Man and Monument (1958), his works include The American Presidency, The Literature of the United States (1954), Pastmasters: Some Essays on American Historians (1969) (Editor, with Robin W. Winks) and Soldiers and Civilians: The Martial Spirit in America, 1775-1865 (1969).view less