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Operations report on an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Ferryville, Tunisia. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs [from an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Ferryville, Tunisia].

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Operations report on an attack by 97th Bombardment Group on Naples, Italy. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs [from an attack by 97th Bombardment Group on Naples, Italy].

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Operations report on an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Castelvetrano Airdrome, Sicily [Italy]. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs [from an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on Castelvetrano Airdrome, Sicily, Italy].

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Operations report on an attack by 99th Bombardment Group on Milo Airdrome, Sicily [Italy]. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs from an attack [by 99th Bombardment Group] on Milo Airdrome, Sicily [Italy].

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Operations report on an attack by 301st Bombardment Group on the cruiser Trieste at La Maddalena [?Italy]. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs from an attack [by 301st Bombardment Group] on the cruiser Trieste at La Maddalena [?Italy].

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Operations report on an attack by 301st Bomb Group on a convoy off Bizerte [Tunisia]. [Carbon].

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Series of black and white bomb strike photographs [from an attack by 301st Bomb Group on a convoy off Bizerte, Tunisia].

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Series of black and white photographs [some captioned] on the ground and from the air showing Cassino [Italy] before, during, and after the bombardment of 15 March 1944 by Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, illustrating the destruction of the town and Monte Cassino Abbey.

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Detailed report marked "Secret" on the bombardment of Cassino [Italy] on 15 March 1944 by Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, setting out the situation prior to the raid, its intention, planning, details of air and ground operations, "lessons learned", and conclusions.

Scope and Contents Supplement dated 12 June to the London Gazette of 6 June entitled "The Allied Armies in Italy from 3rd September, 1943, to 12th December, 1944" reprinting a despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Alexander of Tunis, former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, 15th Army Group, dated 19 April 1947, including sections on preliminary planning and the assault, the Winter Campaign, the capture of Rome and the advance to the Arno, and the Gothic Line battles, with a preface by the War Office,...

Scope and Contents Photostat copy of a "Revised draft" of a "Secret" despatch by [former] Supreme Allied Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Theatre, General [Sir Henry] Wilson, on Anglo-American support for the partisans in Yugoslavia [later Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, and Slovenia], 8 January 1944 to 12 December 1944, covering plans and development, the formation of the Balkan Air Force, the unification of Yugoslav commands and control of operations, progress...

Scope and Contents Page proofs [for a supplement to the London Gazette] entitled "The part played by the Allied Air Forces in the final defeat of the enemy in the Mediterranean theatre, March to May, 1945" reprinting a despatch by Air Chief Marshal Sir Guy Garrod, former Commander-in-Chief, Royal Air Force, Mediterranean and Middle East, and Deputy Air Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, dated August 1946, including sections on conditions in the Mediterranean theatre on 16 March, 1945, the...

Scope and Contents Long galley proofs of a contemporary despatch by Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham [former Commander-in-Chief, Far East] covering the period 17 October 1940 to 27 December 1941, with sections on: the formation, problems, and work of General Headquarters, Far East; factors affecting the defence of Malaya and Borneo [later Malaysia], Burma [later Myanmar], and Hong Kong; neighbouring countries; the development of the British Air Forces in the Far East; army strength and requirements...

Scope and Contents Long galley proofs entitled "Air Operations in Burma and Bay of Bengal, January 1st to May 22nd 1942" reprinting a contemporary despatch by Air Vice-Marshal [Donald] Stevenson [Air Officer Commanding, Burma, later Myanmar] with sections setting out the situation, on Japanese air strength, the air superiority battle over and later evacuation of Rangoon, the land battle at Tenasserim, the withdrawal up the Prome Road, the reverse at Magwe, the withdrawal of the Burma Army to India, and...

Scope and Contents Bound set of page proofs for a supplement to the London Gazette entitled "Report on the air operations during the campaigns in Malaya [later Malaysia] and Netherland East Indies [later Indonesia] from 8th December, 1941, to 12th March, 1942" reprinting a despatch by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Paul Maltby, former Assistant Air Officer Commanding Far East Command, RAF, and AOC in Java, dated 26 July 1947, with sections on pre-war preparations, a narrative of operations based on Malaya, summaries of...

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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"].

Scope and Contents Long galley proofs of a despatch by Field Marshal [1st] Lord Wavell, [then] Commander-in-Chief, India, dated 27 June 1944, entitled "Operations in the India Command, covering period 1st January, 1943, to 20th June, 1943" including operations in Burma [later Myanmar] and air operations, with appendices of orders of battle, and communications from Major-General [Aubertin] Mallaby [then Director of Military Operations, GHQ India] (1 April 1943), Air Vice-Marshal [George] Baker, Senior Air Staff...

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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].

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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.

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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.