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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volumes 1 to 4, "The Birth of Britain", "The New World", "The Age of Revolution", and "The Great Democracies": press reviews., Apr 1956 - Apr 1958
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/444A-C
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Includes cuttings and proofs of reviews and publicity material, published in United States, United Kingdom, German and Irish newspapers. Reviewers include: Arthur Schlesinger; Alan Simpson of the University of Chicago [United States]; A L Rowse (3 including proofs of 2 broadcast reviews); Peter Woon; [Gustaaf] Renier; Harold Nicolson (3); [Charles] Lambert, Archdeacon of Blackburn [Lancashire] (3); C V Wedgwood (2); Geoffrey Barraclough (4); D C Somervell (2); 1st Lord Attlee (2); George...
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Apr 1956 - Apr 1958
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volumes 3 and 4 [eventually entitled "The Age of Revolution" and "The Great Democracies"]: main pre-war revise., [1938] - [1945]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/427A-B
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Includes galley proofs (some marked printer's copy and revised galley) for: chapter lists; book 7, [eventually entitled] "[England's] Advance to World Power" featuring chapters entitled "William III and Europe", "The Spanish Succession", "Marlborough: Blenheim and Ramillies", "Oudenarde and Malplaquet", and "The Treaty of Utrecht"; book 8, "The First British Empire" featuring chapters entitled "The Monopoly of the Whigs", "The Austrian Succession and the Forty-Five", "Colonial America", "The...
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[1938] - [1945]
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volumes 3 and 4 [eventually entitled "The Age of Revolution" and "The Great Democracies"]: "New Discovery": spare proofs., [1938] - [1955]
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/428A-C
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Includes galley proofs (some "revised" or "first revise") for: chapter lists; book 7, [eventually entitled] "[England's] Advance to World Power" featuring chapters entitled "William III and Europe", "The Spanish Succession", "Marlborough: Blenheim and Ramillies", "Oudenarde and Malplaquet", and "The Treaty of Utrecht"; book 8, "The First British Empire" featuring chapters entitled "The Monopoly of the Whigs", "The Austrian Succession and the Forty-Five", "Colonial America", "The First World...
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[1938] - [1955]
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Literary: "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples": volumes 3 and 4 [eventually entitled "The Age of Revolution" and "The Great Democracies"]: prefaces and acknowledgements., Dec 1956 - Feb 1957
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/429
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Includes typescript drafts and galley proofs with suggested corrections, amendments, and notes from various people [secretaries, literary assistants, etc.] including: [Denis Kelly], WSC, [Alan Hodge], and [Charles Wood].
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Dec 1956 - Feb 1957
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Literary: Accounts., 12 Feb 1929 - 15 May 1933
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/230
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Statements of accounts of royalty fees due to WSC for sales of Volumes 1-3 of "The World Crisis" and Volume 4 "The Aftermath" from Curtis Brown Limited, Charles Scribner and Thornton Butterworth Limited.
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12 Feb 1929 - 15 May 1933
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Literary: accounts paid., 21 Jan 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/608
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Includes invoices for the use of a messenger service, office equipment, car hire, postage, printing, copying, maps, expenses, book-binding, copies of Hansard; hotel, telephone and telegram bills.Includes invoices/ thanks for payment from the District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Limited, Discavox Dictating Machine Company, Edenbridge Motor Company, Thornton Butterworth Limited, George G Harrap and Company, Imperial Airways Limited, Hilda Neal, J Kearney and Company, Ridley...
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21 Jan 1938 - 30 Dec 1938
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Literary: accounts paid., 02 Jan 1939 - Mar 1940
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/639
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Includes invoices for car hire, the use of a messenger service, printing, secretarial services, copies of WSC's books, maps, train journeys, office equipment, book repair and binding, press cuttings, general expenses, including stays in the South of France; hotel, telephone and telegram bills.Includes invoices from the Edenbridge Motor Company, the District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Limited, F L Jenner Cars for Hire, Hilda Neal, George G Harrap and Company, Thornton Butterworth...
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02 Jan 1939 - Mar 1940
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Literary: accounts paid., 08 Jan 1936 - 29 Dec 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/539
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Includes correspondence and invoices from Thomas Cook and Son Limited (4); Sir Frederick Butler, Finance Officer at the Foreign Office; the Edenbridge Motor Company (6); Ridley Pakenham-Walsh (2) and William Deakin (4) [WSC's literary assistants]; the District Messenger and Theatre Tickets Company Limited (14); Hotel Ritz, Paris (9).Also includes: monthly lists of literary expenses for 1935.
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08 Jan 1936 - 29 Dec 1936
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Literary: accounts paid., 23 Jan 1937 - 24 Feb 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/562
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Includes invoices and correspondence from: the District Messenger and Theatre Ticket Company Limited (17); the London Library (4); the Edenbridge Motor Company (14); Thornton Butterworth Limited (7); St Peter's Secretarial College (7); Hotel Ritz, Paris [France] (5); Cap Martin Hotel [France] (6); Lieutenant-Commander J H Owen and Ridley Pakenham-Walsh [WSC's literary assistants]; Imperial Airways Limited (7); Post Office Telephones (7).Also includes: a monthly statement of expenses for...
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23 Jan 1937 - 24 Feb 1938
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Literary: Amalgamated Press articles: correspondence., 03 Jan 1934 - 24 Nov 1934
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/492
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Correspondents include: representatives of the Amalgamated Press Limited including William Blackwood, Literary Editor (15).
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03 Jan 1934 - 24 Nov 1934
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant" (and "Great Contemporaries"): letters of congratulations and thanks for complimentary copies., 06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/599
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Correspondents include (many commenting on contemporary foreign affairs and praising the foresight of WSC's speeches): Representatives of George G Harrap and Company on sending out the copies (2); Clement Attlee; Sybil, Lady Cholmondeley; "Robin" [Lord Castlereagh, later 8th Lord Londonderry]; 1st Lord Cecil of Chelwood; Sir Arthur Cory-Wright; Sir Emsley Carr [Chairman and Editor of the News of the World]; 1st Lord Craigavon [earlier James Craig]; [David] Percy Davies [Deputy Editor and...
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06 Jan 1938 - 01 Jan 1939
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant": correspondence., 03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/598
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Correspondents include: representatives of George G Harrap and Company, including George Harrap, on details of publishing in the United Kingdom and abroad, and correction costs (20); Randolph Churchill on collating speeches for the book.Also includes: copy and draft letters from WSC to Sir Maurice Hankey [Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence] stating his intention of publishing statements made when he accompanied the deputation to Stanley Baldwin [Prime Minister] and Sir Thomas...
Dates:
03 Apr 1938 - 11 Nov 1938
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Literary: "Arms and the Covenant": correspondence., 23 Jan 1939 - 29 May 1939
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/627
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Correspondents include: Morgan Price on WSC signing a copy of the book; representatives of George G Harrap and Company including Walter Harrap on unsold and stock copies of "Arms and the Covenant", producing a cheaper version, and its adoption by the Right Book Club (5).
Dates:
23 Jan 1939 - 29 May 1939
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From the Fonds:
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This digital edition is open to researchers unless otherwise marked in the catalogue. Some material has been closed by the Cabinet Office or by Churchill Archives Centre in accordance with data protection legislation.
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Literary: Articles., 09 Jul 1916 - 31 Dec 1917
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/34
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1. "Four Great Chapters of the World War No. 1 - The Sinister Hypothesis", pub. in the Sunday Dispatch, 9 Jul 1916 [cutting].2. "Four Great Chapters of the World War No. 2 - The Terrible It", pub. in the Sunday Dispatch, 16 Jul 1916 [cutting].3. "Four Great Chapters of the World War No. 3 - The Great Amphibian" pub. in the Sunday Dispatch, 23 Jul 1916 [cutting].4. "Four Great Chapters of the World War No. 4 - The Slow Fire" pub. in the Sunday Dispatch, 30 Jul 1916 [cutting].5. "The War by...
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09 Jul 1916 - 31 Dec 1917
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/39
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1. "The Red Fever: A Way to Deal with our Bolshevists: Segregate them", Sunday Herald, 25 Jan 1920 [typescript].2. "Monarchy versus Autocracy: The Moral of the "Willy-Nicky" Correspondence", Sunday Herald, 1 Feb 1920 [typescript].3. "Russia - An Enslaved Bedlam"[cutting].4. "The Poison Peril from the East", Evening News, 28 July 1920 [whole newspaper].5. "The Real Kitchener - Fatal Dilemma of his War Administration", Sunday Herald, 25 Apr 1920 [typescript].
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01 Jan 1920 - 31 Dec 1920
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1923
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/51
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1. Mesopotamia and the New Government, "The Empire Review", July 1923 [offprint] 2. Untitled article on the General Election [Dec 1923], [typescript] [not listed in Woods bibliography] 3. Memories of the House of Commons, (in two parts) "Pearson's Magazine", Dec 1923 and Jan 1924, also published in "Sunday Dispatch" 18 Feb 1940 under the title of The Most Embarrassing 3 minutes of my Life [Offprint, proofs and typescript].
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01 Jan 1923 - 31 Dec 1923
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Literary: Articles., Feb 1935 - Nov 1935
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/518A-B
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Proofs, press cuttings and publications of the following articles by WSC: "This Man's Gamble May Change Your Whole Life" on Franklin Roosevelt and his unemployment policy, and the difference between trade unions in Britain and the United States; "If Roosevelt Fails" on Franklin Roosevelt's economic policy and the risks of tearing down capitalism; "Lawrence of Arabia", an obituary for T E Lawrence; "Earl Jellicoe", an obituary for 1st Lord Jellicoe; "The Truth About Hitler" on the...
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Feb 1935 - Nov 1935
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Literary: articles., Jan 1936 - Sep 1936
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/540
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "I Was Astonished by Morocco" following WSC's visit to Morocco; "Why Not a Channel Tunnel" on the trade and military advantages of a tunnel; "St Helena" on Napoleon at St Helena and a new play on the subject; "International Affairs" on the need to defend democracy; "Radio, Newsreel, or the Press" on the superiority of the press in supplying news and the need for a free press.Also includes: a letter from Adam Marshall...
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Jan 1936 - Sep 1936
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Literary: articles., Jan 1937 - Dec 1937
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/563
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Annotated proofs and press cuttings of the following articles by WSC: "Is the Navy Obsolete?" on international reaction to the naval rebuilding programme; "The Ebbing Tide of Socialism" on the limited effects of Socialism in Britain; "Can Partition Bring Peace to Palestine?"; "Why I am Against Partition"; "Ten Million People are in Peril!" on the risk to Europe, especially Czechoslovakia [later Czech Republic and Slovakia], from Germany; "My Prophecies for 1937" on the danger of war; "India"...
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Jan 1937 - Dec 1937
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1924 - 31 Dec 1924
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/200A-B
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1. The Political Future of Mr Lloyd George [handwritten, annotated typescript and carbon copies] Pub. in the "Weekly Dispatch", June 1924 [Woods C.102] 2. The Socialist Government and Housing [carbons] 3. The Three Party Confusion [annotated typescript] Pub. in the "Sunday Chronicle", Mar 1924 [Woods C96] 4. The Socialist Government [carbon] 5. A Constructive Policy [typescript] 6. The Party Game: Second Article [Galley proof] Pub. in "English Life", Apr, 1924 [Woods C100] 7. When I Was...
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01 Jan 1924 - 31 Dec 1924
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/231
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: a review of the speeches of Lord Birkenhead [earlier F E Smith]; the life of Lord Ypres [earlier Sir John French and Lord French] including a summary of his career and relationship to WSC; "Will the British Empire Last?" for "Answers" on the principle of self-government, the unifying effect of the British monarchy and the administration of India and Egypt; American industry and finance; "Socialist Quackery" for the Daily Mail...
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01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Literary: Articles., 01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/232
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Proofs and cuttings of articles by WSC on the following subjects: "Mr Macdonald's Opportunity" on the visit of Ramsay Macdonald to the United States; "The Naval Argument" on British and American naval policy; "Prohibition" in the United States; "California"; "Wall Street" on the Wall Street crash; "The Battlefields" about Virginia; "Hollywood"; "Palestine and the Zionists" on violence in Palestine and the need for reconciliation between Jews and Arabs; "Why We Lost" on the defeat of the...
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01 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1929
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/279A-B
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Correspondence, research notes and proofs of articles by WSC: "The United States of Europe" on European affairs and trade, the treaty of Versailles [France], the League of Nations, decisions made by [Aristide] Briand and the positions of the United States and Canada; "The Truth about the Dardanelles" including WSC's relationship with Lord Fisher at the Admiralty; "A Great Big Idea" on European affairs; "Why Pay More Taxes" including a statement by WSC on the Budget; "Mr Churchill advises...
Dates:
1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/280
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Proofs and newspaper cuttings of various articles by WSC for the Sunday Chronicle: "With The Grenadiers" on WSC's time on the Western Front with the Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars, meetings with [1st Lord Ypres, earlier] Sir John French and conditions in the trenches; an article about George Bernard Shaw in which WSC describes his relationship with Shaw and Shaw's career; "A Man's Hobbies" on WSC's pastimes including painting and "Men Who Change Their Minds" on politicians who alter their...
Dates:
1930
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Literary: Articles., 1930
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/281
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Proofs, newspaper cuttings and research notes for various articles by WSC for the Daily Telegraph: "Fleets of Britain and America" on the naval building programmes of Great Britain and the United States; "Mr Churchill on the abuse of the dole" on WSC's opinions of the dole, the live register of unemployment and national insurance; a series of articles on "The Crucial Crises of the [First World] War" on the Battle of the Marne [France], Admiral [John] De Robeck and the minefields at the...
Dates:
1930
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