Carlo D'Este

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Carlo Winthrop D'Este (August 29, 1936 – November 22, 2020)[1] was an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He was a decorated U.S. Army lieutenant colonel. In 2011, he was awarded the Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[2][3] D'Este died at age 84 in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.[4]

Education

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Career and other work

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Awards and honors

He was awarded the Andrew J. Goodpaster Prize by the American Veterans Center, 2010.[10]

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In 2011, he received the $100,000 Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[11][12] The award includes an honorarium, citation and medallion. It is sponsored by the Chicago-based Tawani Foundation.[13] As part of the award, he gave an interview at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on October 21, 2011, reflecting on his writing career in the field of World War II scholarship.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Writings

Decorations

  • Hall of Fame, New Mexico Military Institute, 2002
  • Norwich University, D.H.L., 1992
  • Board of Fellows Service Medallion, Norwich University, 2008[15]
File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit
Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster[16]
File:Meritorious Service Medal ribbon.svg Meritorious Service Medal
File:Army Commendation Medal ribbon.svg Army Commendation Medal

References

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Further reading

  • American Historical Review, October 1992, Alan F. Wilt, review of Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome, pp. 1304–1305.
  • Book, July–August, 2002, Philip Gerard, "A Gentleman and an Officer: Before Dwight Eisenhower Became a National Hero, He Was a Little-Known Soldier", p. 26.
  • Booklist, May 1, 2002, Gilbert Taylor, review of Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life, 1890–1945, p. 1489.
  • Choice, December 1990, P. L. De Rosa, review of World War II in the Mediterranean, 1942–1945, p. 683.
  • Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2002, review of Eisenhower, p. 632.
  • Fraser, David London Review of Books, Vol 5 No 24, December 22, 1983, "Montgomeries" pp. 7–8 (a review of Decision in Normandy: The Unwritten Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign - subscription required for full access)
  • London Review of Books, May 26, 1994, review of Decision in Normandy, p. 3.
  • National Review, August 12, 2002, Victor Davis Hanson, "Soldier of Contrasts", p. 49.
  • The New York Times, September 8, 1988, review of Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943, p. C21.
  • The New York Times Book Review, January 22, 1984, review of Decision in Normandy, p. 10
  • New York Times Book Review, November 27, 1988, Walter Lord, review of Bitter Victory, p. 18
  • New York Times Book Review, July 21, 1991, review of Fatal Decision
  • New York Times Book Review, p. 27; December 10, 1995, Alistair Horne, review of Patton: A Genius for War
  • New York Times Book Review, pp. 9, 11; July 28, 2002, Timothy Naftali, "The Hardest Job in the Longest Day", p. 8.
  • Publishers Weekly, October 14, 1983, review of Decision in Normandy, p. 51
  • Publishers Weekly, July 1, 1988, review of Bitter Victory, pp. 61–62
  • Publishers Weekly, April 12, 1991, review of Fatal Decision, p. 51
  • Publishers Weekly, April 15, 2002, review of Eisenhower, p. 49.
  • Times Literary Supplement, September 16, 1988, Michael Carver, review of Bitter Victory, p. 1022
  • Times Literary Supplement, September 6, 1991, Michael Howard, review of Fatal Decision, pp. 11–12
  • Times Literary Supplement, June 10, 1994, review of Decision in Normandy, p. 33.
  • The Wall Street Journal, December 8, 1995, Mark Yost, review of Patton, p. A10
  • The Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2002, Max Boot, "Less to Like about Ike", p. W12.

External links

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