Hattaway lauded for scholarly excellence

Herman M. Hattaway

Herman M. Hattaway, professor of history at UM-Kansas City,is the 1999 winner of the Curators' Award for scholarly excellence, for his book Shades of Blue and Gray: An Introductory Military History of the Civil War.

The award, which includes a stipend of $2,500, is given each year for the most outstanding book by a UM faculty member published by the University of Missouri Press.

Hattaway earned his bachelor's (1961), master's (1963), and doctoral degrees (1969) in history from Louisiana State University. He has taught at UMKC since 1969. He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including Why the South Lost the Civil War, How the North Won, and General Stephen D. Lee, all past selections of the History Book Club.

An introductory military history of the American Civil War, Shades of Blue and Gray places the 1861-1865 conflict within the broad context of evolving warfare.

Emphasizing technology and its significant impact, Hattaway includes valuable material on land and sea mines, minesweepers, hand grenades, automatic weapons, the Confederate submarine, and balloons.

George Rable, a noted Civil War scholar who is chairman of the University of Alabama's history department, called Shades of Blue and Gray "a perceptive, well-crafted account — the best clear, brief military history of the Civil War available. "

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