Second World War (1939-1945)
Found in 2737 Collections and/or Records:
(Untitled), c 1946
(Untitled), [1948]
(Untitled), 1946
Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] reprinting a despatch on operations in Hong Kong, 8 to 25 December 1941, by Major-General [Michael] Maltby, late General Officer Commanding, British Troops in China, dated 21 November 1945, with appendices giving a narrative of events and approximate casualty figures, and explanatory footnotes. [annotated by Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Pownall].
(Untitled), c 1946
Typescript copy of a "Secret" despatch on the operations of Malaya [later Malaysia] Command, 8 December 1941 to 15 February 1942, by Major-General [Arthur] Percival, formerly General Officer Commanding Malaya, with sections on the period prior to the outbreak of hostilities with Japan, the operations on the mainland of Malaya, the battle of Singapore, and summary and conclusions, with a foreword by Percival, appendices including contemporary instructions and communications, and maps.
(Untitled), 21 Aug [1947]
Letter from [Lieutenant-General Sir Henry] Pownall (The Lea, Wittersham, Kent) to WSC suggesting that the publication of a despatch by [Field Marshal 1st Lord] Wavell [as Commander-in-Chief, India, see CHAR 20/251/9] is likely to lead to "some controversy", but that WSC should agree and reply to it at a forthcoming stage of his memoirs. [signed].
(Untitled), 13 Aug 1947
(Untitled), 31 Dec 1941 - 01 Jan 1942
(Untitled), 03 Jan 1942
Telegram from the Chiefs of Staff (War Office) to Commander-in-Chief, India, General [Sir Archibald] Wavell marked "Most Secret" sending on the text of a telegram from WSC on the thinking behind the decision for Burma [later Myanmar] to be included in the ABDA area. [post-war copy, flagged "A"].
(Untitled), c 1947
Typescript copy of a despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell [then Commander-in-Chief, India] on operations in Burma [later Myanmar], December 1941 to May 1942, dated 14 July 1942, including contemporary reports by Lieutenant-General [Thomas] Hutton and General [Sir Harold] Alexander [later 1st Lord Alexander of Tunis, successive General Officers Commanding, Burma].
(Untitled), c 1947
(Untitled), 31 Jan 1948
Note from [Commodore George Gordon] Allen [to WSC] commenting on a report on air operations during the campaigns in Malaya [later Malaysia] and Netherland [East Indies, later Indonesia] by Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby [see CHAR 20/251/45]. [signed].
(Untitled), 1948
(Untitled), 1946
Page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Operations in Eastern Theatre, based on India from March 1942 to December 31, 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 September 1943, covering Burma [later Myanmar], the defence of India, internal Indian matters, air matters and naval operations. [annotated; flagged "B"].
(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].