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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 28 "Italy: Cassino"., Feb 1951 - Sep 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/328
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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".

Dates: Feb 1951 - Sep 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 29 "The Mounting Air Offensive"., Feb 1951 - Sep 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/329
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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.

Dates: Feb 1951 - Sep 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 30 "The Greek Torment"., Jan 1951 - Oct 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/330
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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,.

Dates: Jan 1951 - Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 31 "Burma and Beyond"., May 1951 - Sep 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/331
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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.

Dates: May 1951 - Sep 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 32 "Strategy Against Japan"., Mar 1951 - Nov 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/332
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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.

Dates: Mar 1951 - Nov 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 33 "Preparations for Overlord"., Apr 1951 - Sep 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/333
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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.

Dates: Apr 1951 - Sep 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 34 "Rome"., Feb 1951 - Oct 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/334
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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,.

Dates: Feb 1951 - Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Book 2 "Teheran to Rome", Chapter 35 "On the Eve"., 1946 - Oct 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/335
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 35 "On the Eve", 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 File also includes notes by Kelly, letter from Sir Alan Lascelles, PS to King George VI to WSC, on publication of correspondence between WSC and The King on the possibility of them observing the D Day landings, with Lascelles' account of the incident,...
Dates: 1946 - Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Chapter 1 "The command of the sea. Guadalcanal [Solomon Islands] and New Guinea" [later Papua New Guinea and part of Indonesia], Jun 1950 - Oct 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/302A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 1 "The command of the sea. Guadalcanal [Solomon Islands] and New Guinea" 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, 1st Lord Ismay, 1st Lord Cherwell [earlier Frederick Lindemann] and Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall.Some source material also present including 7 notes from Allen on naval issues...
Dates: Jun 1950 - Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Chapter 2 "The conquest of Sicily"., Dec 1949 - Aug 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/303A-B
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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].

Dates: Dec 1949 - Aug 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Chapter 3 "The fall of [Benito] Mussolini."., Jul 1943 - Aug 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/304A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 3 "The fall of Mussolini" (provisionally entitled "The broken axis") 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, Sir Norman Brook [later 1st Lord Normanbrook, Secretary to the Cabinet] and Emery Reves [earlier Imre Revesz].Also includes notes from Kelly and a telegram from WSC to President Roosevelt (dating...
Dates: Jul 1943 - Aug 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Chapter 4 "Westward Ho! Synthetic Harbours"., Jun 1950 - Aug 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/305A-B
Scope and Contents Includes typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 4 "Westward Ho! Synthetic Harbours" (provisionally entitled "The Quebec [Canada] Conference. Our voyage") 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 and [George] Gordon Allen.Also includes notes from Gordon Allen and Denis Kelly and 20 facsimile copies of a document on the type of piers to be used for...
Dates: Jun 1950 - Aug 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War, Volume 5 "Closing the Ring", Preface and Contents Tables., Jan 1949 - Oct 1951

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/301
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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.

Dates: Jan 1949 - Oct 1951
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy"., 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/386A-B
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"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.

Dates: 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy"., 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/389
Scope and Contents Printed maps and diagrams from Voume 6, many hand-coloured, including "North West Europe", "Normandy", "Operations on the Russian Front", "Northern Italy", "Anvil", "Burma" [later Myanmar], "The Battle for Leyte Gulf", "The South West Pacific", "South Holland", "The Gothic Line", "The Frontier Regions", "Rundstedt's Counter-Offensive", "Greece", "Crossing the Rhine", "The Northern Crossing", "Occupation Zones in Germany", "The Invasion of Germany", "The Battle of the River Po", "The...
Dates: 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy", Book 1 "The Tide of Victory"., 1951 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/382A-C
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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.

Dates: 1951 - 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy", Book 1 "The Tide of Victory"., 1951 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/384A-B
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"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.

Dates: 1951 - 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 1 "D Day"., Aug 1952 - Jul 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/344
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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.

Dates: Aug 1952 - Jul 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 2 "Normandy to Paris"., Aug 1952 - Jul 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/345
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 2 "Normandy to Paris" (formerly titled "Some Personal Notes" and "The Struggle in Normandy"), annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood and William Deakin.With letter from Pownall to Kelly, Apr 1953, enclosing cutting from the "Sunday Times", article by John Wheeler-Bennett on Von Stauffenberg's plot to kill Hitler.

Dates: Aug 1952 - Jul 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 3 "The Pilotless Bombardment"., 1952 - Jul 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/346A-B
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 3 "The Pilotless Bombardment", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, Charles Wood, Professor R V Jones, Duncan Sandys and William Deakin.File also includes notes and letters by Kelly, Sandys, Jones, Pownall (3), J C Nerney, Air Historical Branchand Lord Cherwell (formerly F A Lindemann) commenting on the text,.

Dates: 1952 - Jul 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 4 "The Attack on the South of France"., Jul 1951 - Aug 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/347
Scope and Contents Typescript and galley proofs of "Chapter 4 "The Attack on the South of France" formerly titled "Dragoon" alias "Anvil", and "Shall we land in the South of France" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly and Charles Wood With printed Report by the Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean, General Sir Henry Wilson to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on "The Operations in Southern France, August 1944" Published by HMSO, 1946 and notes and...
Dates: Jul 1951 - Aug 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 5 "Balkan Convulsions: The Russian Victories"., Jun 1951 - Aug 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/348
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 5 "Balkan Convulsions: The Russian Victories" (formerly titled "Balkan Policy"), annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly and Charles Wood.

Dates: Jun 1951 - Aug 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 6 "Italy and the Riviera Landing" and Chapter 7 "Rome. The Greek Problem"., Aug 1952 - Aug 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/349A-B
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 6 "Italy and the Riviera Landing" (originally titled "My Visit to Italy" "and Chapter 7 "Rome. The Greek Problem"annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly,Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, William Deakin, General Bedell Smith and Charles Wood With schedule of WSC's visit to Italy, Aug 1944, prepared by Commander Charles Thompson,.

Dates: Aug 1952 - Aug 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 8 "Alexander's Summer Offensive"., Dec 1950 - Aug 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/350
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 8 "Alexander's Summer Offensive" (originally titled "Alexander's Baffled Offensive", annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, William Deakin, Lord Cherwell (formerly F A Lindemann) and Charles Wood.

Dates: Dec 1950 - Aug 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open
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Literary: The Second World War: Volume 6 "Triumph and Tragedy" Book 1 "The Tide of Victory" Chapter 9 "The Martyrdom of Warsaw"., Nov 1950 - Jul 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHUR 4/351
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Typescript and galley proofs of Chapter 9 "The Martyrdom of Warsaw" annotated with suggested amendments and corrections by various people including WSC, Denis Kelly, Lt-General Sir Henry Pownall, William Deakin, Lord Cherwell (formerly F A Lindemann), Lord Ismay, and Charles Wood.

Dates: Nov 1950 - Jul 1953
Conditions Governing Access: Open