Tucker has received two John Lyman Book Awards from the North American Society for Oceanic History—in 1989, for Arming the Fleet, and 2000, for Andrew Foote: Civil War Admiral on Western Waters.
Tucker a primit două premii literare John Lyman din partea North-American Society for Oceanic History — în 1989, pentru Arming the Fleet, și în 2000, pentru Andrew Foote: Civil War Admiral on Western Waters.