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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 1 "Australasian Anxieties"., Jan 1949 - Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/253A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 1 "Australasian anxieties" [provisionally entitled "The Dark Valley"]. Annotated with notes and suggestions by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, [1st Lord] Ismay, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and Sir Edward Marsh. Also includes correspondence from various individuals including William Hughes [former Prime Minister of Australia] requesting that a letter should not be published because of political...
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Jan 1949 - Mar 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 2 "The setback in the desert"., 1941 - Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/254A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 2 "The setback in the desert" with annotations and suggestions by WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, [1st Lord] Ismay, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and Sir Edward Marsh.Also includes some source material including: notes from Pownall (3); typed transcripts of telegrams between WSC and General Sir Claude Auchinleck (dating to 1942 when Auchinleck was Commander in Chief of the forces in the Middle East); a supplement to the...
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1941 - Mar 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 3 "Penalties in Malaya [later Malaysia]"., Nov 1941 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/255A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 3 "Penalties in Malaya" [provisionally entitled "Shock at Singapore" and "Retreat in Malaya"] and of Appendix 5 (a memorandum on Singapore defences by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall). Annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including: WSC, Denis Kelly, William Deakin, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, Sir Edward Marsh and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal...
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Nov 1941 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 4 "A vote of confidence."., Feb 1949 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/256
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 4 "A vote of confidence" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes WSC's outline notes for the chapter, detailing his reasons to call for a vote of confidence in the House of Commons.
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Feb 1949 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 5 "Cabinet Changes."., 1942 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/257
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 5 "Cabinet Changes" [provisionally entitled "Political tensions and ministerial changes"] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Norman Broom [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes typed copies of correspondence...
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1942 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 6 "The fall of Singapore."., Jan 1942 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/258
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 6 "The fall of Singapore" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, ?General Sir Claude Auchinleck, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: 3 notes by Pownall on the defence of Singapore and on defence policy with maps; outline notes for the chapter by William Deakin and WSC, galley...
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Jan 1942 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 7 "The U Boat Paradise."., Sep 1949 - Mar 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/259
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 7 "The U Boat Paradise" [provisionally entitled "The U Boat mastered"] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: notes from Wood and Allen; notes on the escape of the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau from Brest [France]; and tables of losses of...
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Sep 1949 - Mar 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 8 "The loss of the Dutch East Indies."., Jan 1942 - Oct 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/260
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 8 "The loss of the Dutch East Indies" [later Indonesia] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan Brooke] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: a map of the Australian, British, Dutch and Australasian command (ABDA) operations; some galley proofs of...
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Jan 1942 - Oct 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 9 "The invasion of Burma"., Feb 1949 - Aug 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/261
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 9 "The invasion of Burma" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], 1st Lord Wavell and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall. Also includes some source material including: notes from Deakin; notes...
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Feb 1949 - Aug 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 10 "Ceylon [later Sri Lanka] and the Bay of Bengal."., Aug 1949 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/262
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 10 "Ceylon and the Bay of Bengal " (provisionally entitled "Japanese raid on the Bay of Bengal") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and ?1st Lord Alanbrooke [earlier Field Marshal Alan...
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Aug 1949 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 11 "The shipping stranglehold"., 1941 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/263
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 11 "The shipping stranglehold" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz].Also includes source material: sections of Chapter 7 "The U Boat Paradise"; a...
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1941 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 12 "India: the Cripps mission."., Jul 1949 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/264
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 12 "India: the Cripps mission" (on Sir Stafford Cripps' unsuccessful mission to India in 1942 to obtain Indian political support for the war) annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also...
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Jul 1949 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 13 "Madagascar"., 1942 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/265
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 13 "Madagascar" (provisionally entitled "The Bay of Bengal. Madagascar") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material...
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1942 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island."., Mar 1949 - Aug 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/266
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 14 "American naval victories. The Coral Sea and Midway Island." (provisionally entitled "The Pacific Theatre") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes source material...
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Mar 1949 - Aug 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 15 "The Arctic Convoys"., Jan 1947 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/267
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 15 "The Arctic Convoys" (provisionally entitled "Convoys to the Soviet Union") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], 1st Lord Ismay, and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes source material including: correspondence...
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Jan 1947 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 16 "The offensive in the Aether."., Jul 1948 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/268
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 16 "The offensive in the Aether" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier Frederick Lindemann], Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], Professor R V Jones [former Director of Intelligence Research at the Air Ministry], and...
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Jul 1948 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 17 "Malta and the Desert."., Jan 1949 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/269A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 17 "Malta and the Desert" (provisionally entitled "Desert delays and Malta") annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall, and 1st Lord Ismay.Some source material is also...
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Jan 1949 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 18 "Second Front Now!"., Jan 1949 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/270
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 18 "Second front now!" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present in the file including galley proofs of minutes from WSC.
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Jan 1949 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 19 "The visit of Molotov"., Jan 1949 - Sep 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/271
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 19 "The visit of Molotov" [on the visit by Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet Union Foreign Minister, to London in May 1942] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes: copies of telegrams from WSC to Houghton Mifflin...
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Jan 1949 - Sep 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 20 "Strategic Natural Selection."., Jan 1950 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/272
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 20 "Strategic Natural Selection" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, [George] Gordon Allen, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.
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Jan 1950 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 21 "Rommel Attacks."., Aug 1950 - Oct 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/273
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 21 "Rommel attacks" [on Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's offensive in Libya and Egypt] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes a note from Pownall.
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Aug 1950 - Oct 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 22 "My second visit to Washington [United States]."., Jun 1942 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/274
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 22 "My second visit to Washington" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], [George] Gordon Allen, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present including: notes by Ismay on WSC's visit to...
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Jun 1942 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 23 "The vote of Censure."., Sep 1950 - Nov 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/275
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 23 "The vote of censure" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet], [George] Gordon Allen and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.
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Sep 1950 - Nov 1950
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 24 "The 8th Army at Bay"., Apr 1948 - Mar 1953
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/276
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 24 "The 8th Army at bay" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, [George] Gordon Allen, Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz], and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present including: notes from Lettice Marston [later Lettice Shillingford, Secretary to WSC], Denis Kelly, Allen and four notes from Pownall on subjects...
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Apr 1948 - Mar 1953
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 4 "The Hinge of Fate", Chapter 25 "Decision for 'Torch'"., Jul 1942 - Dec 1950
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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/277A-B
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Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 25 "Decision for 'Torch'" ['Torch' was the codename of the Allied invasion of North West Africa] annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including Denis Kelly, William Deakin, WSC, Charles Wood, 1st Lord Ismay, Sir Edward Marsh, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Also includes some source material including: WSC's notes for a meeting...
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Jul 1942 - Dec 1950
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