Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), [1946]
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in the Indo-Burma theatre based on India from 21 June, 1943, to 15 November, 1943" reprinting a despatch by Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 22 November 1945, on planning, land and air operations, intelligence, and organisation, training, and administration, with explanatory footnotes. [annotated].
(Untitled), 1947
Report to the Combined Chiefs of Staff by the Supreme Allied Commander South-East Asia, 1943-1946, [1st Lord] Mountbatten of Burma [then Viceroy of India], dated 30 July 1947, with sections on strategy and operations, civil affairs in Burma [later Myanmar], post-Japanese surrender tasks, conclusions, and appendices, annexures, and a map tucked into the back flap. [flagged "C"] Manuscript dedication from Mountbatten to WSC on back of front cover.
(Untitled), 1945
Biennial report by the Chief of Staff of United States Army, General George Marshall, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson], 1 July 1943 to 30 June 1945, dated 1 September 1945, with sections on the victory in Europe, victory over Japan, occupied territories, weapons, troops, and a supplement "Atlas of the World Battle Fronts in semi-monthly phases" to 15 August 1945. In a presentation binding for WSC.
(Untitled), 04 Jan 1944 - 24 Nov 1945
First report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson], dated 4 January 1944, with sections entitled "Before Pearl Harbor", "Building an Air Force", "Combat Operations", and "The Men". In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Arnold dated 24 November 1945.
(Untitled), 27 Feb 1945
Second report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Henry Stimson] with sections on the air war against Germany and Japan, research, development, and welfare, and a conclusion. In a presentation binding for WSC.
(Untitled), 12 Nov 1945
Third report of the Commanding General of the Army Air Forces, General [Henry] Arnold, to the Secretary of War [Robert Patterson] with sections on the war in Europe and the Pacific and "Air Power and the Future". In a presentation binding for WSC.
(Untitled), 1945
Series of photographs of the Western Front as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 3 March to 4 May 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.
(Untitled), 1945
Series of photographs of the Italian Front as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 24 to 30 April 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.
(Untitled), 1945
Series of photographs of the European Fronts as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 12 April to 4 May 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.
(Untitled), 1945
Series of photographs of the Burma Front [later Myanmar] as plotted in the Defence Map Room, with dates from 9 March to 4 May 1945. Reproduced by the Air Ministry Photographic Reproductions Branch.
(Untitled), 21 Sep 1944
Telegram from WSC [on board the Queen Mary returning to Britain from the United States] to Foreign Secretary [Anthony Eden, later 1st Lord Avon] marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire 295" and "Personal and Top Secret" stating that he should not oppose the Soviet wish to let the Bulgarians fight the Germans "in suitable theatres". [Copy].
(Untitled), 15 Sep 1944
Telegram from WSC [Quebec, Canada] to Deputy Prime Minister [Clement Attlee], Chancellor of the Exchequer [Sir John Anderson, later 1st Lord Waverley], and War Cabinet marked "From: Octagon" and "Gunfire No. 166" and "Personal and Top Secret" on discussions with the United States on "munition and non-munition supplies", dismantling German industries, plans for the war in the Far East, and proposals for Italy. [Copy].
(Untitled), 13 Sep 1944
(Untitled), 13 Sep 1944
(Untitled), [12] [Sep] [1944]
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Assault Phase of the Normandy [France] Landings", reprinting a contemporary despatch from Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force (16 October 1944), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), c 1947
Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "Operations in Ramree Island [Burma, later Myanmar] Area, 19th January to 22nd February, 1945", reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur Power, Commander-in-Chief, East Indies Station (2 May 1945), Rear-Admiral L C S Martin, Flag Officer Force W (20 March), and Captain Eric Bush, Senior Officer Advanced Force W (22 February), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?WSC's secretary].
(Untitled), 1948
(Untitled), 1947
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "The Final Stages of the Naval War in North-West Europe", reprinting contemporary despatches and reports from Admiral Sir Harold Burrough, Allied Naval Commander-in-Chief, Expeditionary Force (4 December and 13 July 1945), with later Admiralty footnotes. [annotated by ?Kathleen Hill, WSC's secretary, and his literary assistant Denis Kelly].
(Untitled), 10 Oct 1941 - 17 Oct 1941
Supplement dated 17 October to the London Gazette of 10 October reprinting despatches from [6th] Lord Gort, [earlier John Vereker, former] Commander-in-Chief, British Expeditionary Force, dated 25 April and 25 July 1940, with explanatory notes. [later annotations by WSC and his staff].
(Untitled), c 1945
Printed despatch marked "Secret" entitled "Operations in North-West Europe, 6 June 1944 - 5 May 1945" by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Montgomery of Alamein [then Commander 21st Army Group]. [typescript copy; cover has some minor annotations].
(Untitled), 1946
Long "uncorrected" galley proofs of a report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [printed by HMSO; minor annotations by individuals including ?Ronald Fraser of the Cabinet Office and WSC].
(Untitled), c [1946]
Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. [soft-bound, printed by the US Government Printing Office].
(Untitled), [1945] - Jan 1950
Report by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force [in Western Europe, United States Army], General Dwight Eisenhower, to the Combined Chiefs of Staff on the operations in Europe of the Allied Expeditionary Force, 8 June 1944 to 8 May 1945, dated 13 July 1945. In a presentation binding with an annotated dedication to WSC from Eisenhower and a note [by WSC's secretary] indicating that the gift was acknowledged on 23 January 1950.