Item ALLFREY 4/1 - Detailed personal diary, Sep-Dec 1943, as Commander of 5 Corps, Italy

Personal diary of the Italian Campaign, giving a detailed day-to-day account of the activities of 5 Corps in eastern Italy, including details of the clearing of the Taranto area; the progress of the Corps up the Adriatic coast; the crossing of the Trigno river; the crossing of, and battle at, the river Sangro; communications with 13 Corps, culminating in their joining with 5 Corps at Sangro; descriptions of tactics and troop deployment; working and social relations with officers. The diary is typed and appears to have been collated from various personal and official sources at a later date. 1 vol.