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Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature

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Created 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.

2012

The Royal United Services Institute is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2012 Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature. The following books have been selected to go forward for the next round of judging:

Spies in the Sky:
The Secret Battle for
World War II
By Taylor Downing

(Little, Brown)

All Hell Let Loose:
The World at War
1939-1945
By Max Hastings
(HarperPress)

George F Kennan:
An American Life

By John Lewis Gaddis
(Allen Lane)

The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and
Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain
By Paul Preston

(HarperPress)

The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army
By Gary Sheffield

(Aurum Press)
With Our Backs to the Wall: Victory and Defeat in 1918 By David Stevenson
(Allen Lane)



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