Poster of an Order by French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Allied Supreme Commander on the Western and Italian Fronts, announcing the requisitioning of all personnel and material of railways, telegraphs and telephones in occupied Germany. 1p.
Poster announcing the occupation of Germany by Allied forces, [1919]
Poster of an Order to the civil population of Germany by French Marshal Ferdinand Foch, Allied Supreme Commander on the Western and Italian Fronts, concerning the occupation of Germany by the Allies. 1p.
Part of a General Staff memo, [Jun 1915], about lines of defence and Western Front strategy
Incomplete memorandum by the General Staff, British Armies in France, to FM Sir John Denton Pinkstone French, Commander in Chief, British Armies in France, in response to a request for information by the British Cabinet about the lines of defence and retreat of the British Army, and future strategy on the Western Front. 1p.
Papers, Jan-Dec 1915, chiefly relating to general military strategy
Papers, Dec 1915, relating to the Allied Conference at Chantilly, France (in French)
Papers, 1915, relating to service as Chief of General Staff, British Armies in France
Papers, 1898-1914, relating to Robertson's military career before World War One
Papers written or collected by Robertson, 1898-1913
Bound volume entitled 'Records of a strategic war game', prepared by the Directorate of Military Operations, General Staff, War Office, describing the preliminary work and the course of operations, and providing a summary and conclusion, for an exercise by the Directorate, under the command of Maj Gen James Moncrieff Grierson, Director of Military Operations, exploring the military protection of Belgian neutrality by Great Britain during a Franco-German war. Robertson acted as Commander of the German Forces. 1 vol.
Papers for the War Council on general strategy, May 1917 - May 1918
Printed paper by Maj Gen James Montcrieff Grierson, Director of Military Operations, entitled 'Memorandum upon the military forces required for over-sea warfare', giving estimates as to the number of troops which should be dispatched during the first six months of theoretical conflicts with Boer South Africa, France, Germany, the US and Russia. 16pp.
Paper by Robertson, 9 May 1917, on the consequences of Russia quitting the War
Paper written by Robertson for the War Council on the military effect of Russia seceding from the Entente following the Russian Revolution, especially regarding the release of enemy troops on the Eastern Front. 9pp.
Paper by Robertson, 3 Jan 1918, on the undesirability of making peace with Germany
Paper by Robertson for the War Council, answering questions on the outcome of the war, and giving his opinion that the position of the Allies would be much undermined by accepting the peace proposals of the Central Powers, and that in rejecting them, Britain should be aware of the need for more men and shipping in order to achieve further military victories. 10pp.