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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 3 "The Grand Alliance", proofs sent to William Deakin., Dec 1948 - Dec 1949

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/246A-F

Scope and Contents

Includes galley proofs annotated with comments and suggestions by William Deakin of the following chapters: Chapter 7 "The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941. The western approaches", Chapter 8 "The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941, American intervention", Chapter 21 "Our Soviet Ally", Chapter 22 "An African pause. Defence of Tobruk [Libya]", Chapter 23 "My meeting with President Roosevelt", Chapter 24 "The Atlantic Charter", Chapter 25 "Aid to Russia [Soviet Union]", Chapter 26 "Persia and the Middle East", Chapter 27 "The mounting strength of Britain", Chapter 28 "Closer contacts with Russia", Chapter 29 "The path ahead", Chapter 30 "Operation 'Crusader': Ashore, Aloft and Afloat", Chapter 31 "Japan", Chapter 32 "After Pearl Harbour", Chapter 33 "A voyage amid World War", Chapter 34 "Proposed plan and sequence of the war", Chapter 35 "Washington [United States] and Ottawa [Canada]", Chapter 36 "Anglo American accords" and appendices.Also includes notes from Denis Kelly and some annotations by WSC, Kelly and Charles Wood.The chapters are listed above with their published titles. Some chapters had different provisional titles.

Dates

  • Creation: Dec 1948 - Dec 1949

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Extent

6 file(s) (1,168 loose folios numbered in two sequences)

Language of Materials

English