Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History 2024

We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2024 Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History is Sheila Miyoshi Jager for her book The Other Great Game: The Opening of Korea and the Birth of Modern East Asia, published by Harvard University Press.

The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History is awarded on an annual basis for the best English language writing in the discipline. This year, we had a highly competitive field of over 50 entries, which were then whittled down to a short-list of six.

Praising The Other Great Game, Professor Michael Clarke, who heads the panel of judges, said:

The date for the award ceremony, taking place at RUSI’s historic building at 61 Whitehall, will be 15 May 2025. Professor Sheila Miyoshi Jager, who is a Professor of East Asian Studies, the Chair of East Asian Studies and the Chair of Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies at Oberlin College and Conservatory, has kindly agreed to deliver a lecture at RUSI on her winning book.