Carlo D'Este
| Carlo W. D'Este | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1936 (age 79–80) Oakland, California |
| Residence | New Seabury, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
New Mexico Military Institute junior college, 1956 Norwich University magna cum laude, 1958 University of Richmond masters, 1974 |
| Occupation |
Military historian Biographer Military officer |
| Title | LtCol, USA (Ret.) |
| Spouse(s) | Shirley |
| Children | four (and six grandchildren) |
| Notes | |
Carlo D'Este (born 1938 in Oakland, California) is an American military historian and biographer, author of several books, especially on World War II. He is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.[4]
Education
- New Mexico Military Institute junior college, 1956
- Norwich University magna cum laude, 1958
- University of Richmond masters, 1974
- University of London under the G.I. bill[3]
Career and other work
- Military historian and biographer, 1978–present
- Member of Department of the Army Historical Advisory Committee
- Honorary member, Board of Fellows of Norwich University
- President of the Friends of Norwich Library[5]
- Trustee of Mashpee Public Library, Mashpee, Massachusetts[3]
- United States Army, tours of duty in Germany and Vietnam, retired as lieutenant colonel, 1978.
- Lecturer at School of Advanced Military Studies, United States Army Command and General Staff College
- Founded (with W.E.B. Griffin) the William E. Colby Military Writers' Symposium (1996). That organization presents the Colby Award.[6]
- Advised President of the United States Bill Clinton on his visit to Italy, England, and Normandy (1994)
Influences on
D'Este lists his three favorite military historians and influences as: Barbara Tuchman (The Guns of August), John Eisenhower (The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge), and Martin Blumenson (general George S. Patton’s official biographer).[5]
A&E adapted his biography of George S. Patton to television for its Biography (TV series) (and, presumably, its Biography Channel) in 1995. In 1996, C-SPAN interviewed him about that book on its Booknotes program.
Decorations, awards and honors
- Hall of Fame, New Mexico Military Institute, 2002
- Norwich University, D.H.L., 1992
- Board of Fellows Service Medallion, Norwich University, 2008[7]
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Legion of Merit |
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Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster[8] |
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Meritorious Service Medal |
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Army Commendation Medal |
He was awarded the Andrew J. Goodpaster Prize by the American Veterans Center, 2010.[9]
He delivered the annual Kemper Lecture on Winston Churchill at Westminster, College, Fulton, Missouri, 2010.
In 2011, he received the $100,000 Pritzker Literature Award for Lifetime Achievement in Military Writing.[10][11] The award includes an honorarium, citation and medallion, sponsored by the Chicago-based Tawani Foundation.[12] 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.
Writings
- Decision in Normandy: The Unwritten Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign, Dutton (New York, NY), 1983. ISBN 9780060924959
- Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943, Dutton (New York, NY), 1988. ISBN 9780525244714
- World War II in the Mediterranean, 1942–1945, Algonquin (Chapel Hill, NC), 1990. ISBN 9780945575047
- Fatal Decision: Anzio and the Battle for Rome, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1991. ISBN 9780060158903
- Patton: A Genius for War, HarperCollins (New York, NY), 1995. ISBN 9780060164553
- Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life, 1890–1945, Henry Holt (New York, NY), 2002. ISBN 9780805056860
- Warlord : a life of Winston Churchill at war, 1874-1945 (1st ed.). New York City, New York: HarperCollins. November 2008. ISBN 978-0-06-057573-1. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- (introduction to) "Sicilia 1943. Lo sbarco alleato" by Ezio Costanzo (author), Le Nove Muse Editrice (Catania, Italy), 2003
- (introduction to) Battle, the Story of the Bulge, John Toland, Random House (New York, NY), 1959
- (contributor to) Few Returned: Twenty-eight Days on the Russian Front, Winter 1942-1943, edited by Eugenio Corti, University of Missouri Press (Columbia, MO), 1997.
- D'Este, Carlo (July 25, 2004). "'Warsaw Will Be Liquidated'". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-11-28. Review of Rising '44. The Battle for Warsaw, by Norman Davies.
References
- ↑ Contemporary Authors Online, Gale, 2008. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2008. http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/BioRC Updated September 24, 2003. Document Number: H1000121713.
- ↑ "Carlo D'Este". LibraryThing (Tim Spalding). Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- 1 2 3 Surabian, Carol (19 February 2007). "NEW SEABURY NOTABLES: An Interview with Carlo D'Este, Distinguished Military Historian" (PDF). Mashpee, Massachusetts: The Peninsula Council, Inc. (The Homeowners Association of New Seabury). Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ↑ Chambers II, John Whiteclay (November 26, 2008). "The Soldier Who Emerged as Statesman - review of WARLORD, A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945". p. C02.
Carlo D'Este, a retired U.S. Army colonel with a distinguished record as a military historian and a biographer of Patton and Eisenhower, now provides us with a very human look at Churchill's lifelong fascination with soldiering, war and command. This well-researched, balanced and highly readable narrative covers Churchill's military-related life, from his birth in 1874 through the end of World War II.
- 1 2 Brucken, Lisa (October 24, 2008). "Noted historian and author Carlo D'Este recalls rigors of NU education: News: Norwich University". Norwich University Office of Communications. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
...favorite military historians and influences: Barbara Tuchman, author of Guns of August; John S.D. Eisenhower, author of The Bitter Woods: The Battle of the Bulge; and Martin Blumenson, who was Gen. George S. Patton’s official biographer.
- ↑ ""Twice Armed" Wins 2008 Colby Award" (PDF). February 6, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ↑ "Norwich University - Homecoming 2008". Norwich University Alumni Office. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ↑ "Eisenhower With Carlo D'Este Author". Washington Post. May 30, 2002. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
D'Este is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with Oak Leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal and Commendation Medal.
- ↑ http://www.americanveteranscenter.org/avc-events/goodpaster/
- ↑ $100,000 Award to be Presented at October 22, 2011 Gala in Chicago, Pritzker Military Library.
- ↑ Courtney Crowder (June 21, 2011). "Historian wins $100,000 Pritzker literary prize". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ Pritzker Military Museum & Library's Announcement of Award on June 21, 2011
Further reading about D'Este
- 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.
- London Review of Books, December 22, 1983, review of Decision in Normandy: The Unwritten Story of Montgomery and the Allied Campaign, pp. 7–8
- 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.
- New York Times, September 8, 1988, review of Bitter Victory: The Battle for Sicily, 1943, p. C21.
- 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.
- Wall Street Journal, December 8, 1995, Mark Yost, review of Patton, p. A10
- Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2002, Max Boot, "Less to Like about Ike, " p. W12.*
External links
- Carlo D'Este from HarperCollins Publishers Publisher's biographic sketch
- Patton, Harper Perennial, Carlo D'este, Book - Barnes & Noble Bookseller's biographical sketch
- Carlo D'Este Interview and biography at The Pritzker Military Museum & Library from February 8, 2007
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interview on Warlord: a life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945 at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on November 13, 2008
- Webcast Panel on U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower with Geoffrey Perret at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library on October 23, 2003
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