Volume of reviews for books by Frederick Barton Maurice, 1926-1931
Red book with reviews of Frederick Barton Maurice's books "Governments and War" 1926; "Robert E. Lee" 1925; "Statesmen and Soldiers of the Civil War" British Strategy" 1929; "The 16th Foot" 1931. At back of book articles and correspondence in press about Air Weapons; Churchill and The Great War; Lord Milner at Doullens; Europe's Land Armaments, War of the Future.
Volume of reviews for books by Frederick Barton Maurice, 1924-1926
Blue book with reviews of Frederick Barton Maurice's books: "The Life of Lord Wolseley" with Sir George Arthur, 1924 (p1-55) and "Robert E. Lee, The Soldier", 1925. English and American cuttings (p80-148). At back of book loose letters about "Robert E. Lee", 1925, mostly from Americans:- (1) H. Snowdon Marshall 27 Apr, 10 June. (2) C.J. Millard 13 May. (3) Mrs Ben Wright 14 May. (4) Jno. N. Ware 15 May. (5) Rt Revd D. Tucker 25 May. (6) Oliver Orr. 13 June. (7) Rebecca Littlejohn 30 June. (8) Alice Stopford Green (Mrs J.R. Green) [no date] (9) [Lord] Charnwood. 21 Feb 1926. (10) Frederick Barton Maurice to Green. 26 June 1925.
Red book with further obituary notices of John Frederick Maurice (p 1-14); reviews of Frederick Barton Maurice's "Forty Days In 1914" with a letter of appreciation from John Buchan 1919 (p18-42); press reports of F.B.M.'s visit to U.S.A. and lectures there 1919 (p43-47); reviews of Frederick Barton Maurice's "The Last Four Months" 1919 (p48-50). At back of book, cuttings of: letter by Professor Marsh to The Times; reprint of 1812 funeral notice of Mr Perceval; sinking of Titanic Apr 20 1912.
Blue book with obituary notices of John Frederick Maurice and reviews of his biography by Frederick Barton Maurice "A Record of his Work and Opinions and Essays".
Volume of letters sent to Frederick Barton Maurice, May 1918
Green cloth-backed book labelled 'cuttings' with following letters to Frederick Barton Maurice from: (1) Maj Gen A. Montgomery 15 May (2) Maj Gen Wigham 15 May (3) Brig Gen Elles 8 May (4) Maj Gen Franks 10 May (5) Maj Gen Thwaites 8 May (6) Maj Gen Hugo Montgomery 8 May (7) Lt Gen Currie 8 May (8) Maj Gen A. Montgomery 8 May (9) Maj Gen H.S. Jeudwine 8 May (10) Maj Sir Samuel Scott M.P. 7 May (11) Lt Gen Charles Fergusson 8 May (12) Gen Sir Hubert Gough 7 May (13) Maj Gen Davidson 14 May (14) Brig Gen Etlington 13 May (15) General Mance 15 May (16) Maj Gen Sir H. Lynden Bell 15 May (17) Brig-Gen Waters 15 May (18) Maj Gen Romer 21 May (19) Gen Horne 19 May (20) Philip Sassoon, M.P. 21 May (21) Lt J.H. Balty 10 May (22) George Lambert M.P. 11 May (23) Admiral Lord Jellicoe 13 May (24) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 7 May (25) Sir Frederick Macmillan 14 May (26) E.H.Pearce, Archdeacon of Westminster 14 May (27) George Macmillan 12 May (28) E.S.Duchesne 13 May (29) Col. T. Green 13 May (30) Col. H.W. Hime 15 May (31) Revd F.E. Chester 16 May (32) Revd F. Wade 14 May (33) Mrs Taylor 11 May (34) Mrs Walter Hoare 12 May (35) Mr Pascoe 15 May (36) R.H. Blair 26 May (37) Col. D. Webb 10 May (38) Col. Bowman 13 May (39) Maj L. Longfield 24 May (40) Maj Gen G. Cory 18 May (41) [?] Thompson 21 May (42) Dick Stuart Wortley 15 May (43) Archbishop of Canterbury 10 Aug (44) Col Steel 25 May (45) Brig Charles Grant 11 May (46) F. Shaw 30 July The book contains a list of most of those above. It includes Lt-Gen Lawrence, Lt-Gen Sir Archibald Murray, Brig-Gen Wigram and Col Kirke whose letters are not in the book
Visiting card of General Poch, undated, with handwritten note of thanks
Card of General Poch with note of thanks to Frederick Barton Maurice in his hand.
US reviews of Frederick Barton Maurice's book, An aide de camp of Lee, 1927
Reviews of "An Aide of Lee" in American press.
Undated notes about the Napoleonic wars in 1814
[?] Notes about the allied armies advance into France against Napoleon, Feb-March 1814, with sketch maps. Incomplete Manuscript, 18p.
Undated letter to Mr Kinglake, about Anglo-French relations in the 1850s
[?] to Mr. Kinglake, about Napoleon III's coup d'etat in France in 1852, and suggesting why war with England was then inevitable. Manuscript, 7p. [See aso Maurice 2/3/6, letter from A W Kinglake, 1883]
[Curzon], [Draft telegram?]. In view of change created by victory over India, War Cabinet need revised information about enemy strength, transport etc., and how best to exploit his success in Palestine with forces under his command. Manuscript, 3 pp
Statements made by the PM in the speech on 9th April which were injurious to Gen Sir H. Gough, which were incorrect and which have never been contradicted.' Typed carbon 4 pp
Text of lecture by Frederick Barton Maurice, 'Public opinion in war', [1940]
Frederick Barton Maurice. "Public Opinion in War", a second Lee Knowle lecture by Frederick Barton Maurice. Typescript with manuscript amendments by Frederick Barton Maurice. 21 pp. Letter returning the typescript to Frederick Barton Maurice from Harold [Claughton] University of London, with comments. Manuscript, 2 pp
Frederick Barton Maurice. "On the Uses of the Study of War"; Inaugural lecture given on Jan 14th, 1927 at King's College. Printed 11 pp. Proof copy with corrections by Frederick Barton Maurice and 2 other copies.
Frederick Barton Maurice. Statement to British & Allied Press representatives on situation as viewed at GHQ France. Typed 3 pp
Text of a lecture on recent events in Greece, [1918]
[?] Lecture on recent events in Greece and collapse of the Bulgarian Army. Typed 25 pp
Text of a lecture by Frederick Barton Maurice, 'The use and abuse of the initiative', 1914
Frederick Barton Maurice "The Use and Abuse of the Initiative' extract from The Army Review - a lecture delivered at the University of London. Printed 12 pp