Dennis Showalter

Dennis E. Showalter
Born(1942-02-12)February 12, 1942
DiedDecember 30, 2019(2019-12-30) (aged 77)
AwardsPaul M. Birdsall Prize (1992)
Samuel Eliot Morison Prize (2005)
Pritzker Literature Award (2018)
Academic background
Alma materSt. John's University (BA)
University of Minnesota (MA, PhD)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineGerman military history
InstitutionsColorado College
Notable worksTannenberg (1991)

Dennis Edwin Showalter (February 12, 1942 – December 30, 2019) was a professor emeritus of history at Colorado College. Showalter specialized in German military history. He was president of the American Society for Military History from 1997 to 2001. In addition, Showalter was an advising fellow of the Barsanti Military History Center at the University of North Texas.