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First World War (1914-1918)

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Literary: The World Crisis, Vol. 3., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/104
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Chapter 12: "At the Ministry of Munitions" "The Offensive Problem by Land and Sea [unpublished] annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Vol. 3: Printed Cabinet papers by WSC, annotated [source material for 'The World Crisis'], Nov 1916-c.1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAQ/1/5/3
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Comprising papers on "Mechanical Power in the Offensive" relating to the use of tanks (9 Nov 1916) and "Naval War Policy, 1917" (7 Jul 1917).

Dates: Nov 1916-c.1923
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Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Acquired papers relating to Sir Winston Churchill / Acquired papers relating to Sir Winston Churchill, up the end of his first term as Prime Minister / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/125
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Marked proofs of Chapter 16 "The Channel Ports", with handwritten drafts of three letters from WSC to Sir John French [later Lord Ypres], Oct 1914.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 1., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/126
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Marked proofs of Chapter 17 "The Grand Fleet and the Submarine Alarm".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/83
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Chapter XI "The 18th of March" Manuscript and annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/84
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Chapter XIII "The Case for Perseverance and Decision" Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/85
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Chapter XIV "The First Defeat of the U-Boats" Annotated typescript.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis - Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/133
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Marked proofs of Preface and Chapter 1 "The Deadlock in the West", with annotated typescripts.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis - Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/136
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Marked proofs of Chapter 4 "The Origin of Tanks and Smoke".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/153
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Marked proofs of Chapter 21 "The Battle of Suvla Bay".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/154
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Marked proofs of Chapter 22 "The Ruin of the Balkans.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/155
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Marked proofs of Chapter 23 "The Abandonment of the Dardanelles".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 2., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/184
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Translations of German Sources: Dardanelles Typescript translations from "Funf Jahre Turkei" [Five Years in Turkey] by Liman von Sanders; The Official German History of the Great War; the despatches of Admiral von Usedon to the Kaiser.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 3., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/162
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Proofs of Appendix 1 "British French and German Official Casualty Returns" on the Western Front, 1914-1918.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 3., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/163
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Proofs of Chapter 12 "At the Ministry of Munitions", originally Chapters 13 "At the Ministry of Munitions" and 14 "The Mechanical Battle on Land".

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis Volume 3., 1923

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/164
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Proofs of Chapter 13 The Munitions Budget.

Dates: 1923
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/165
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Proofs of Chapter 14 "The Autumn Struggle".

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/166
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Proofs of Chapter 16 "The German Concentration in the West", with notes by Field Marshal Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/167
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Proofs of Chapter 17 "The Twenty First of March [1918], annotated by Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/168
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Proofs of Chapter 18 "The Climax", annotated by WSC and Lord Haig.

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: The World Crisis, Volume 3., 1926

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/169
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Proofs of Chapter 19 "The Surprise of the Chemin des Dames".

Dates: 1926
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: "Thoughts and Adventures."., 1932

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/319
Scope and Contents Proofs and offprints of WSC's articles which were collectively published as "Thoughts and Adventures" including: "Winston Churchill described the Battle of Sidney Street" on his actions as Home Secretary; "In the air" on WSC's personal experiences of flying and his encouragement of the development of military aviation while First Lord of the Admiralty; "My own spy story" on espionage during World War I and WSC's experiences on the Western Front; "Plugstreet" on his posting to Ploegsteert...
Dates: 1932
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: various articles by WSC., Jan 1938 - Nov 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/609
Scope and Contents Includes: Press cutting for "1938 - World's Year of Fate", published in Answers (29 January 1938), briefly commenting on rearmament, the Spanish Civil War, the threat of Japan, Italy and Germany, and the role of Britain, France and the United States. Cuttings and proofs for "Women in War", published in the February edition of the Strand Magazine, looking at the subject from both an historical perspective, focusing on figures such as Joan of Arc, and examining the contemporary situation...
Dates: Jan 1938 - Nov 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: various articles by WSC., May 1941 - Dec 1941

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/689
Scope and Contents Includes cuttings from Liberty for: "U-Boat Menace" on the war on the Western Front during World War I, the Dardanelles [Turkey] campaign, the German U-boat campaign, and the role of the Royal Navy in defeating it; "Tank Tactics" on the development of the tank, its initial rejection, WSC's intervention, and its use in action at the Battles of the Somme and Cambrai [France]; "Our Friendship with America" on misunderstandings with the United States, a history of Anglo-American conflicts,...
Dates: May 1941 - Dec 1941
Conditions Governing Access: Open.
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary
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Literary: various correspondence., 14 Sep 1937 - 31 Dec 1938

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Reference Code: GBR/0014/CHAR 8/594
Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Sir John Marriott on the projected 1910 Coalition Government; Maurice Gamelin, Vice-Admiral Emile-Paul Guepratte and others thanking WSC for copies of ["My Early Life"]; Arthur Asquith praising "The River War"; Longmans, Green and Company (8) on subjects including WSC writing the foreword for "Alarms and Excursions" by General Sir Tom Bridges (6); General Sir Hubert Gough on a memorial to the 5th Army; Adam Marshall Diston (15) on subjects including the preparation of...
Dates: 14 Sep 1937 - 31 Dec 1938
Conditions Governing Access: Open
Found in: Churchill Archives Centre / The Papers of Sir Winston Churchill / Chartwell Papers / Literary

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