Military History Narratives, Conduct Under Fire", Six Frigates" Win 2007 Colby Awards
The William E. Colby Military Writers Symposium honors fiction and non-fiction writers for stories in military history and more.
Chicago, Illinois (PRWEB) February 13, 2007 -- The true story in military history of how four doctors fought for life as prisoners of the Japanese during World War II and a landmark epic on the establishment of the United Sates Navy are this years recipients of the prestigious Colby Award.
The fall of Bataan and the challenges faced by four Navy doctors during the years of captivity that would follow are at the heart of Conduct Under Fire (Viking 2005/Penguin Books 2006), John Glusmans moving tribute to his fathers wartime service. Accounts of the courageous daily fight to tend to sick and dying prisoners and their efforts to survive the fierce allied counter-offensive, are based on Glusmans extensive interviews with veterans from both sides and provide a riveting narrative of the POW experience during World War II.
Events that led to the birth of the United States Navy and the impact of this formidable new force in wartime provide the backdrop for Ian W. Tolls sweeping epic Six Frigates (W.W. Norton & Company 2006). Tolls work superbly chronicles the political and diplomatic developments in military history that led Congress to authorize the construction of six frigates, which were immediately thrust into action and elevated the nations combat ability beyond her shores against France, Tripoli and Britain.
Named for the late Ambassador and former CIA Director William E. Colby, the Colby Award recognizes a first work of fiction or non-fiction that has made a significant contribution to the publics understanding of intelligence operations, military history or international affairs. The Award will be presented on behalf of the members of the Colby Circle by co-founder Carlo DEste and Colbys son, Paul Colby, on April 3, 2007 at Norwich University, the nations oldest private military college, in Northfield, Vermont.
The William E. Colby Military Writers Symposium is held each April at Norwich University. A separate program was presented on February 7 at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC. Founded at Norwich in 1996, the Symposium has brought over ninety of the countrys top authors, historians, journalists and filmmakers together to share military history, participate in open forums, lectures and classroom sessions. In 2002, the Symposium established national headquarters in association with the Pritzker Military Library in Chicago (www.pritzkermilitarylibrary.org).
Now in its 12th season, this years residency features such guests as Mark Grimsley, John Nagl, Anne Nivat, Clifford J. Rogers, Gerhard L. Weinberg, and James Jay Carafano. The focus of this year's residency is entitled Civilians in the Path of War."
Members of the Colby Circle include such notable fiction and non-fiction writers such as, Co-founders DEste and W.E.B.Griffin, Lewis Sorley, Philip Caputo, Winston Groom, Elizabeth Norman, Ed Ruggero, Tom Clancy, Stephen Coonts, Mark Bowden, Fred Chiaventone, Joseph Galloway, Williamson Murray, James Bradley, Frank Sesno, H.R. McMaster, John Katzenbach, and Marvin Kalb.
For more information on the William E. Colby Military Writers Symposium at Norwich University, visit the website at www.colbysymposium.org or contact the Norwich Program Director, Dr. Reina Pennington, Center for the Study of War and Peace, Department of History and Political Science Norwich University, 158 Harmon Drive, Northfield VT 05663.
CONTACT
Edward C. Tracy, Executive Director
Email: director[atcolbysymposium.net
Phone: 312.251.3095 Direct
Fax: 312.251.1332
www.colbysymposium.org
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