File includes typescripts and galley proofs of Chapter 19 "Teheran: The Opening", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by WSC, Denis Kelly, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, William Deakin, Commodore [George] Gordon Allen, and Charles Wood.Also includes notes by Jo Sturdee (later Lady Onslow) and Commander Charles Thompson (timetable of Cairo-Teheran conferences).

File includes typescripts and galley proofs of Chapter 20 "Conversations and Conferences", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by WSC, Denis Kelly, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood, Commander Charles Thompson, Sir Norman Brook and William Deakin.Also includes note by Kelly on timetable of meetings at Teheran Conference.

File also includes note from Kelly to WSC on the text, and correspondence with Lord Alanbrooke,including handwritten account by Alanbrooke of speech at WSC's birthday dinner, British Embassy, Teheran, 30 Nov 1943, replying to toast by Stalin, in which he criticised Alanbrooke for failing to show real feelings of friendship towards the Red Army and lacking a true appreciation of its fine qualities.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 22 "Teheran: Conclusions", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook) Charles Wood, Lord Ismay, William Deakin and Lieutenant- General Sir Henry Pownall File also includes letter from Life Magazine on American sources, letter from Brook on text.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 23, "Cairo Decisions: The High Command" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook) and Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes notes by Kelly, Brook, and Pownall (2), and copy of letter from Lord Louis Mountbatten, Jan 1944, on Combined Operations in the Pacific.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 24 "In Carthage Ruins. Anzio", with drafts titled "The Genesis of Anzio", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Emery Reves and Commodore [George] Gordon Allen.With note by Allen on the text.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 27 "The Anzio Stroke", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall and William Deakin With note by Kelly on text.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 28 "Italy: Cassino", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood, William Deakin and Commodore [George] Gordon Allen With letter from Pownall, on the campaign in Italy, with rough strategic map of the "Road to Rome".

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 29 "The Mounting Air Offensive", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood, Lord Cherwell (formerly F A Lindemann), William Deakin and Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod With notes by Kelly, Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook), Cherwell (3), with copy of 1943 report on methods of improving the efficiency of blast bombs and Garrod.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 30 "The Greek Torment", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood and William Deakin,.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 31 "Burma and Beyond", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood and Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall,.File also includes letter from Pownall to Kelly on text, and letter from the Cabinet Office, stating that Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook) had no corrections.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 32 "Strategy against Japan", formerly titled "Pacific Strategy", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall and Commodore [George] Gordon Allen Letters from Pownall (4) to Kelly and WSC on the text, and notes by John Ehrman, Official Historical, Cabinet Office, William Deakin and Commodore Allen.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 33 "Preparations for Overlord", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod and Commodore [George] Gordon Allen.Note from Pownall to WSC on comments by Garrod and Allen.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 34 "Rome", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood, Commodore [George] Gordon Allen,.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 2 "The conquest of Sicily" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including: WSC, William Deakin, Denis Kelly, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz].

Includes typescript and galley proofs of the preface, acknowledgements and contents tables for Volume 5 annotated with corrections by WSC, Charles Wood, William Deakin and Denis Kelly including details of the number of words in each chapter.

"Overtake" proofs of Volume 6, annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, William Deakin, Lord Ismay, Sir Norman Brook (later Lord Normanbrook), and Sir Edward Marsh.

Master copy proofs of Volume 6 Book 1 "The Tide of Victory, annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and Charles Wood.

"Returned Empty" proofs of Volume 6, Book 1 "The Tide of Victory", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Lord Ismay, Captain [George] Gordon Allen And Charles Wood.

Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 1 "D Day" (formerly titled "The Struggle in Normandy"), annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall and William Deakin.