Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 27 entitled "Closer contacts with Russia". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke].Also includes notes from Deakin.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 29 entitled "The Path Ahead" (provisionally entitled "Plan 'Orient'" and "Preparations for the Desert Offensive"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Randolph Churchill and Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet].Also includes notes from Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 33 entitled "A Voyage amid World War" (provisionally entitled "Christmas at the White House" and "My voyage to Washington [United States]"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh and Randolph Churchill.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 34 entitled "Proposed plan and sequence of the War". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke].Also includes a letter from "Pug" [1st Lord Ismay] with comments on the chapter.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 36 entitled "Anglo American Accords". Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh and 1st Lord Ismay.Also includes sections from a chapter entitled "Arcadia and Florida [United States]".

Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 37 entitled "Return to Storm" (provisionally entitled "A General Survey" and "Return to Trouble"). Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and 1st Lord Ismay.Also includes notes from Deakin, Kelly and Wood.

Includes notes by [George] Gordon Allen on his research for "The Second World War", Volume 3 mainly on naval subjects including: the sinkings of the 'Bismarck' and the 'Prince of Wales', torpedo bombing, the Mediterranean convoys, shipping losses and the desert war. Also includes covering letters from Allen and notes from Denis Kelly.

Includes typescript and galley proofs of the preface, contents tables and title pages for Volume 3, annotated with notes and comments from various individuals including: WSC, William Deakin, Charles Wood, Denis Kelly and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz].Also includes: notes of the number of words per chapter; draft chapter headings.

Includes galley proofs annotated with comments and suggestions by Sir Edward Marsh of the following chapters: Chapter 1 "The desert and the Balkans", Chapter 2 "The widening war", Chapter 3 "Blitz and Anti Blitz. Hess", Chapter 4 "The Mediterranean War", Chapter 6 "Decision to aid Greece", Chapter 7 "The Battle of the Atlantic, 1941", Chapter 11 "The desert flank. Rommel. Tobruk" and Chapter 10 "The Japanese Envoy".

Includes typescript and galley proofs of a chapter entitled "The Parliamentary Front" on reaction to WSC's speeches and broadcasts [the chapter was not included in the published book]. Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, CSC, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh and [Sir Norman Brook, later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet].