military history
‘D-Day, Omaha Beach’ traveling exhibit on display now
A new traveling exhibit, “D-Day, Omaha Beach,” will be displayed in the Curtis Laws Wilson Library from Friday, April 4, through Thursday, May 15. It is based on The Dead and Those About to Die, D-Day: The Big Red One at Omaha Beach, a book published by Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history at S&T.
Read More »In the news: History News Network, KOLR-10 TV, St. Louis-Post Dispatch
Dr. John C. McManus’ book, Island Infernos: The U.S. Army’s Pacific War Odyssey, 1944, was featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s article, “20 of our favorite new books from 2021, a year with plenty of options,” published Dec. 5.
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Committee awards go to 13 faculty
The Faculty External Rewards and Recognitions Committee (FERRC) has named 13 awardees for 2020. The awards are designed to reward faculty for achievements during the previous calendar year that enhanced S&T’s reputation.
Read More »Watch award program for McManus
The program for Dr. John C. McManus’ national book award of the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History can now be viewed online.
Read More »McManus honored for ‘Fire and Fortitude’
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history at S&T, has been awarded the seventh annual Gilder Lehrman Prize for Military History for Fire and Fortitude: The US Army in the Pacific War, 1941-1943.
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McManus discusses Grant, Eisenhower
Dr. John McManus spoke at the MU Extension Barton County banquet on Feb. 11 in Lamar, Missouri. His talk was titled “Grant and Eisenhower: Two Generals Who Became Presidents.”
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McManus publishes book on Army’s WWII role in Pacific
Dr. John C. McManus, a military historian whose most recent books have dealt with the U.S. Army’s experience during World War II in Europe, now sets his sights on the Army’s role in the Pacific theater of World War II in a new book, the first of a two-volume history of the struggle.
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Watch S&T professor on History Channel
Dr. John C. McManus, Curators’ Distinguished Professor of history, will help commerate Presidents Day by sharing his expertise on screen in HISTORY’s television show, “Presidents at War,” which will air at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17, and 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18.
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Military history writing award goes to McManus
Dr. John C. McManus received the Thomas Fleming Award for Outstanding Military History Writing for his article “The Man Who Would Be President.”
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