Download
westminstermedalform.doc Westminster
Medal
Submission
form (80 Kb)
 
Related RUSI articles
On Absolute War
Russia will not likely ever again be a ‘peer competitor’ with the United States – that role will fall to China and India – but, like the UK, it will remain a significant player on the world stage.
 Pursuing Nelson
Author Roger Knight outlines the challenges of assembling a fully referenced biography of the Trafalgar hero.
 The Bomb, a Life
Nothing that man has created is bigger than The Bomb.
More

Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature

Westminster Medal Small BadgeCreated with the support of The Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature has been awarded annually since 1997. The award is given to a book by a living author, regardless of nationality, gender or age, who makes a notable and original contribution to the study of international and national security and defence.

Shortlist 2010

The following authors and books were shortlisted for the 2010 prize:

Allan Mallinson
The Making of the British Army: from the English Civil War to the War on Terror

Ron Smith
Military Economics: The Interaction of Power and Money

David Kilcullen
The Accidental Guerrilla: Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One

Neville Brown
The Geography of Human Conflict: Approaches to Survival

Antony Beevor
D-Day, The Battle for Normandy

Jim Baggott
Atomic: the First War of Physics and the Secret History of the Atom Bomb: 1939-49

 

The winner will be presented with the Medal and a cash prize of £1,000 and invited to deliver a lecture on their work to a distinguished audience at the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI), in Whitehall.

2009 Award Winner

A Choice of Enemies
America Confronts the Middle East

By Sir Lawrence Freedman
Published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Lawrence Freedman/Duke of Westminster's Medal

Listen to Lawrence Freedman's acceptance speech >

 

In this superb, well written, book Professor Freedman traces the iinvolvement of the United States in the politics of the Middle East from the time of Jimmy Carter onwards. It is a story of revolution, violence and war, with American policy yielding few gains and many setbacks. The author combines detail with clarity and narrative with elucidation and takes the reader through complex situations without ever losing the main threads. Characterised by deep understanding of the subject matter and sound judgement, this authoritative work is required reading for policy practitioners among others.

Chair of the Judges, Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature

Shortlist

Six titles were chosen to go on to the shortlist from the 50 books originally submitted.

2009 Shortlist>



Watch >> >>
General Petraeus at RUSI
Petraeus 2
Watch the ISAF commander deliver remarks on Afghanistan
More >>
Award-winning research
Prospect footer
"deploying expertise, research and a new rigour"
More >>
New Benefits
Membership badge
A greater range of membership packages announced
More >>
Follow RUSI.org
Podcast badge
Follow RUSI through Twitter, Facebook and RSS feeds