James D. Hornfischer
James D. Hornfischer (November 18, 1965 – June 2, 2021naval historian.
A one-time
literary agency in Austin, Texas
.
Early life
Hornfischer was born in Salem, Massachusetts. He was a 1987 graduate of Colgate University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and graduated with high honors in German. He received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 2001.
Professional background
Hornfischer, a non-practicing member of the
Governor Rick Perry, Ron Powers, Roy Spence, Mark K. Updegrove, and others. He was a member of the Authors Guild and the Texas Institute of Letters, and served on the advisory board of the Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, sponsored by the Mayborn School of Journalism at the University of North Texas. He has written for Smithsonian, The Wall Street Journal, and other periodicals. He was a board member of the Naval Historical Foundation
.
On 18 May 2021, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award by the Director of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC), RADM, USN-Ret, Samuel J Cox.[2]
On 2 June 2021, he died from glioblastoma[3] in Austin, Texas, at age 55.[4]
Books
- ISBN 0-553-80257-7
- Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors (ISBN 0-553-80390-5
- Neptune's Inferno: The U.S. Navy at Guadalcanal (ISBN 978-0-553-80670-0
- Service: A Navy SEAL at War with Marcus Luttrell (ISBN 978-0-316-18536-3
- The Fleet at Flood Tide: America at Total War in the Pacific, 1944–1945 (ISBN 978-0-345-54870-2
- Who Can Hold the Sea: The U.S. Navy in the Cold War 1945–1960 (Bantam hardcover, May 3, 2022) ISBN 978-0399178641
Awards
- Samuel Eliot Morison Award for Naval Literature from the Naval Order of the United States, for The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors[5][6]
- United States Maritime Literature Award, for Ship of Ghosts
- Commodore John Barry Book Award of the Navy League of the United States, for The Fleet at Flood Tide
- Navy Distinguished Public Service Award[2]
References
- ^ "James Hornfischer Obituary - Austin, TX". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ a b Lutz, Abigayle (18 May 2021). "Naval Historian Receives Distinguished Public Service Award". Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Bruning, John R. (24 June 2021). "Two Lost Voices". theamericanwarrior.com. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "James D. Hornfischer, 1965–2021: Obituary". Austin American-Statesman. June 8, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Latest NOUS Awards". Naval Order of the United States. Archived from the original on 2017-06-03. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
- ^ "Previous Morison Book Awards". Naval Order of the United States, New York Commandery. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2017.
External links
- Official home page of Hornfischer Literary Management, LP
- Official home page of James D. Hornfischer
- The U.S. Navy Professional Reading Program
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Charleston Post & Courier review of The Fleet at Flood Tide
- Wall Street Journal review of Neptune's Inferno
- Interview with James D. Hornfischer at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- Hornfischer on Neptune's Inferno at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- Publishers Weekly: "Writing About War: This Time It's Personal"
- USA Today review of Ship of Ghosts
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