Author and Managing Director of Publisher Savas Beatie Honored as Inaugural Recipient of New Award from Emerging Civil War

EL DORADO HILLS, CA: August 30, 2016 – Theodore P. Savas, author and managing partner of the region’s prominent independent publisher Savas Beatie LLC, has just been announced as the inaugural recipient of Emerging Civil War’s new Brigadier General Robert Greely Stevenson Award for Service to Emerging Civil War.

The award was created to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Emerging Civil War, and is presented “as occasion dictates to a person or entity that has performed invaluable service to Emerging Civil War.”

Together, Emerging Civil War and Savas Beatie, under the direction of Theodore Savas, have pioneered the popular and engaging Emerging Civil War series, which guides readers through some of the Civil War’s most important battles and topics. The series was recently honored with the Lieutenant General Richard G. Trefry Award from the Army Historical Foundation for its contribution to the literature on the U.S. Army. The growing series consists of nearly two dozen titles—with several more on the way—including the latest, Don’t Give an Inch, by Chris Mackowski, Kristopher D. White, and Daniel T. Davis.

Savas is humbled and honored to be the first recipient of this award. “I am pleased that I was and am able to play a role in Emerging Civil War’s development,” he states. “Working with historians and writers the caliber of Chris Mackowski and Kris White—and all the others—is a pleasure afforded to few in my position.”

“Ted has been one of ECW’s most stalwart supporters, and his complete faith in us has really helped unlock ECW’s potential,” said series editor Chris Mackowski. “That, in turn, has circled back to help Savas Beatie, so it’s been the best of all possible win-win situations. Ted is a vigorous go-getter with vision and motivation, which has made him an exciting partner to work with. It has really pushed us to elevate our own game.”

About Theodore Savas: Theodore P. Savas holds a B.A. in history from the University of Northern Iowa and a J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law. The  managing director of Savas Beatie LLC, he is also the author or editor of fourteen books (published in five languages) including A Guide to the Battles of the American Revolution (with J. David Dameron, Spellmount and SBLLC, 2006), Hunt and Kill: U-505 and the U-Boat War in the Atlantic (Spellmount, SBLLC, 2004), Silent Hunters: German U-boat Commanders of World War II (Campbell, 1997; Naval Institute Press, 2003) and Nazi Millionaires: The Allied Search for Hidden SS Gold (Casemate, 2002), as well as a score of articles in a variety of journals and magazines.

About the Emerging Civil War series: The Emerging Civil War series offers compelling, easy-to-read overviews of some of the Civil War’s most important topics and stories. Each book is laid out in an engaging format richly enhanced with dozens of photos, illustrations, and maps that guide the reader through the key battles and issues of the war.

About Savas Beatie: Savas Beatie is a leading independent military and general history publishing company with distribution worldwide. Read more about all of their books at www.SavasBeatie.com

Contact: Renee Morehouse, Savas Beatie LLC

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 916-941-6896, Fax: 916-941-6895