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Copies of articles on the desert campaigns, taken from Italian magazine (unnamed) describing Italian tactics; the death of Gen Pietro Maletti; bombing of Cunningham's flagship and the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto in Nov 1940. 32pp

After Vincigliata', typescript copy, as above. 2 copies, 44pp

Copy of narrative of the desert campaigns, Feb-7 Apr 1941, by Brig John Francis Boyce Combe, Cdr 11 Hussars, particularly following the German advance and return of O'Connor to assist Neame in operations, withdrawal of troops and the capture by German troops of Combe, O'Connor and Neame.10pp

Typescript transcript copy of 4/3/1, the original account of the First Libyan campaign by O'Connor. 46pp

Comments on the personalities and careers of senior military personnel, some with obituaries from The Times including Maj Gen Sir Allan Adair, Lord Alanbrooke of Brookeborough, Lord Alexander of Tunis, Lt Gen Sir Colin Barber, Lt Gen Sir Adrian Carton de Wiart, Lord Casey, Lt Gen Sir George Collingwood, Viscount Cunningham of Hynhope, Sir George Cunningham, Maj Gen Eric Dorman-Smith, Lt Gen Sir Alexander Galloway, Gen Sir John Gathorne-Hardy, FM Viscount Gort, Gen Sir Hubert Gough, Maj Gen D A H Graham, FM Lord Harding, Brig James Hargest, Lt Gen Sir Brian Horrocks, Gen Lord Ismay, Gen Sir Henry Jackson, Capt Sir Basil Liddell Hart, ACM Sir Arthur Longmore, Sir John Masterton, Sir Harold MacMichael, Maj Gen Neil McMicking, Gen Sir Gordon MacMillan, Sir Robert Menzies, Gen Sir Edwin Morris, Maj Gen D W Reid, Lord Reith, Maj Gen George Roberts, FM Viscount Slim, Brig John Smyth, Maj Gen Sir C B Dashwood Strettall, Gen Sir Peter Strickland, MRAF Lord Tedder, Gen Sir Ivo Vesey, Lt Gen Sir Francis Tuker, Maj Gen Lord Thurlow, Gen Sir John Whiteley and FM Lord Henry Wilson. With additional comments on the selection of officers for senior appointments. 178pp

Circular addressed to Maj Gen Noel Monson de la Poer Beresford Peirse, 4 Div; Maj Gen Michael O'Moore Creagh, 7 Armoured Div; and Selby, referring to the reduction in air power. 1p

Circular addressed to Collishaw, Creagh, Beresford-Pierse, Selby and Puttick commenting on recent slackness in saluting, turnout and cleanliness of troops. 1p

Christmas cards, including those from Slim, Vesey and Montgomery. 10pp

Christmas cards from Lt Gen Sir John Harding, Lt Gen Guy Simonds, Maj Gen C M Barber and 7 Armoured Div. 2pp

Diary of trip from Trieste to London 7th to 14th Jul 1930'. Details of route taken. 2pp

Channel Tunnel Committee Report (HMSO) produced by the Economic Advisory Council. 1 booklet

A Brief Historical Survey of the Channel Tunnel Project 1802-1929 published by the Channel Tunnel Parliamentary Committee. 1 booklet

Newspaper cuttings, mainly from The Times comprising book reviews including those on Very Special Intelligence (Hamilton, London, 1977) by Patrick Beesley, The Crucible of War (Cape, London, 1980) by Barrie Pitt and The Chief (Hutchinson, London, 1980) by Ronald Lewin. 16pp

Book reviews mainly from The Times including Guderian: Panzer General (MacDonald and Jane's, London, 1975) by Kenneth Macksey, The Second World War (Penguin, Harmondsworth, 1975) by A J P Taylor, Douglas Haig (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1976) by E K G Sixsmith, Living through the Blitz (Collins, London, 1976) by Tom Harrisson and The War Lords (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1976) by FM Sir Michael Carver. 17pp

Book reviews, mainly from The Times including Iraq and Syria (Davis Poynter, London, 1974) by Geoffrey Warner, Leadership in War (David and Charles, Newton Abbott, 1974) by Sir John Smyth, The Ultra Secret (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1974) by F W Winterbotham and Churchill as Warlord (Batsford, London, 1974) by Ronald Lewin. 35pp

Book reviews, mainly from The Times including Wellington: Pillar of State (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1972) by Elizabeth Longford; Wavell: The Viceroy's Journal (Oxford University Press, London, 1972) edited by Penderel Moon; The Killearn Diaries (Sidgwick and Jackson, London, 1972) by Trefor Evans (with correspondence between Nairne and the author, and note by O'Connor on Lord Killearn); Chief of Staff: the Diaries of Lt Gen Sir Henry Pownall Vol I (Leo Cooper, London, 1973) ed by Brian Bond; and Eisenhower as Military Commander (Batsford, London, 1973) by E K G Sixsmith. 11pp

Book reviews, including Britain and her Army 1509-1970 (Penguin, London, 1970) by Correlli Barnett (with article by Barnett from The Army Quarterly and Defence Journal, Jan 1971, concerning the review of his book in the Journal), British Generalship in the Twentieth Century (Arms and Armour Press, London, 1970) by Maj Gen E K G Sixsmith; History of the Second World War (Cassell, London, 1970) by Capt Sir Basil Liddell; The Regiments Depart (Kimber, London, 1971) by Gregory Blaxland; The Viceroy at Bay (Collins, London, 1971) by John Glendevon and The Years of MacArthur 1880-1941 (Leo Cooper, London, 1970) by D Clayton James. 18pp

Article entitled 'Rommel and Generalship' by Ronald Lewin in History Today. With letter from O'Connor, commenting on the article. 7pp

Narrative by Neame of desert operations, 'Operations in Cyrenaica from 27th Feb 1941 when Lt Gen P Neame assumed command until his capture on 7th April 1941'. Including situation on assuming command; condition and size of British forces in Cyrenaica; requests for reinforcements for defence of Cyrenaica, Mar; detail of the German advance and British withdrawal, Mar-Apr. With sketch map of Cyrenaica. 11pp