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Blank postcards of the Lake District, the Cerne Abbas Giant, a ski resort in Switzerland, Blue John Cavern in Castleton, Scotland, the Isle of Skye, Lulworth, a Russian ship 'Alexey Rykoff', portrait medallion of Count Michael Karolyi and detail of carving in Lincoln Cathedral. 1 file

Untitled draft article by Tom Wintringham for the Picture Post on the Auxiliary Fire Service. 1 item

Transcript of BBC broadcast of interview of Tom Wintringham by Elsa Knight Thompson. 1 item

Preface by Tom Wintringham to Modern Battle by Maj Paul Thompson. 1 item

Action for libel by Tom Wintringham against the Daily Mail, on an article, Feb 1937, alleging that British volunteers who went to Spain to engage in non-combatant work were forced at gunpoint to go into battle. 1 item. (For press cuttings see 1/1/5).

Publications in Spanish including booklets, article 'Doctrinas de los ejercitos extranjeros' and draft typescript articles 'Los bombardeos en el Museo del Prado' and 'El triste sino del Museo del Prado'. 19 items.

Short stories by Tom Wintringham including manuscript and typescript drafts of 'Candy', 8 Oct 1945; press cutting and typescript draft of 'Lady and Flag' in the News Chronicle, 27 Oct 1934; draft typescript 'First love', printed in the Left Review; draft typescript, 'It's a bohunk' printed in New Writing, [1942]; typescript draft, 'Across the languages' [1941]; typescript draft, 'The words strike' [1939-1942]; manuscript draft, 'Man in nature'; manuscript draft, 'The seven weapons'; manuscript draft, 'The gadgeteers'[1939-1942]; manuscript draft, 'The staff officer'; précis of a proposed series 'What it feels like' [1939-1942]; typescript draft, 'Ingratitude'; typescript draft, 'Something to do'[1937]; typescript draft, 'Your atom or your life'; manuscript draft, 'I believe in people', [Aug 1949]; manuscript draft, 'An Empire adopts a policy' and manuscript pieces of creative writing. 1 file

Scripts for public information films made by Seven League Productions, on the subjects of the railway service, 10 Feb 1944, and tuberculosis, (undated); 'There's no place like it', by Tom Wintringham [1945-1948]; and photographs of houses, possibly in Sweden, marked 'Seven League Productions'. 1 file

Script of broadcast for the Pacific service, 'Calling the islands - the Home Guard'. 1 item

Script for the BBC overseas service by Tom Wintringham, 'The Home Guard'. 1 item

BBC radio broadcast by Tom Wintringham, 'Calling New Zealand: Guerrilla warfare'. 1 item

Script of BBC broadcast 'The voice of Britain', in which Tom Wintringham talks on the Home Guard. 1 item

Reviews of Tom Wintringham's books including reviews of New Ways of War in the Star and Reynolds News , Aug 1940; review of Armies of Freemen in the Daily Worker ; reviews of The Coming World War in Army, Navy and Air Force Gazette , May 1935 and reviews of English Captain . 5 items

Report on Osterley Park Local Defence Volunteers Training School with descriptions of training including diagrams on camouflage, tank traps, knives and home made bombs. 1 item

Press cuttings of articles by Tom Wintringham in various newspapers including 'Mutiny' in the Left Review, Aug 1935, describing his charge of mutiny during World War One; 'Contempt of Court', in the Left Review, Oct 1934; 'The Comitern', in Controversy, Oct 1938; 'Cowardice or Worse?', in the Communist Review; letter to the Times on war in Kashmir; three part series 'Arms and Democracy' in the Daily Herald, Jul 1939; 'Saluting will never win a war', in the Daily Herald, 28 Dec 1939; letter to the New Statesman and Nation on Marxism and acrobatics, 5 Jul 1941; 'Can we invade Europe? - Yes', in the Volunteer for Liberty, Oct 1941; 'Scientific warfare', in Rotary Service, Feb 1942; 'The second front-some day', in Free World, Sep 1942; 'Dry rot and new life in Britain', in the Nation, 5 Dec 1942; 'Britain is not amused', in the Nation, 16 Jan 1943; 'Analysis of Europe', in the Left News, Sep 1943; 'The truth about Munich', in the Left News, May 1944; 'History of Weapons I: the rifle', translated into Arabic and 'Journey into Scotland', in New Scot, Dec 1948. 1 file

Press cuttings from the Tribune of Tom Wintringham's column as military correspondent, Mar 1940-Sep 1941 and as himself, Jan 1942-10 Jul 1942, comprising as military correspondent: 'Finland - is the Red Army inefficient?', 15 Mar 1940; 'Ending the stalemate', 22 Mar 1940; 'The bore war', 5 Apr 1940; 'Why Toryism is treason', 19 Apr 1940; 'The power of the bomber', 10 May 1940; 'Now arm the people', 17 May 1940; 'Waking up to war', 24 May 1940; 'The people can choose victory', 31 May 1940; 'France is besieged', 7 Jun 1940; 'Remember Admiral Byng', 14 Jun 1940; 'We must create a citizen army', 21 Jun 1940; 'What about Russia', 5 Jul 1940; 'A million citizen soldiers', 12 Jul 1940; 'Gibralter and the blockade', 19 Jul 1940; 'Vital changes in the Army', 26 Jul 1940; 'If invasion comes', 9 Aug 1940; 'Hands up - or the clenched fist', 16 Aug 1940; 'There has been treachery', 11 Oct 1940; 'Deep shelters are possible', 25 Oct 1940; 'Weak places in Italy's armour', 6 Dec 1940; 'How to stop the Blitz', 18 Apr 1941; 'The reward of muddle and greed', 2 May 1941; 'They shoot spies, don't they?', 23 May 1941; 'Will Nazis beat the Red Army?', 27 Jun 1941; 'The Red Army's fight to date', 11 Jul 1941; 'Turkey Next?', 25 Jul 1941; 'Guerrilla war and its lessons', 15 Aug 1941; 'The truth about 'Guerrilla' war', 19 Sep 1941 and other articles by Wintringham for the Tribune: 'They will never learn', 2 Jan 1942; 'A new model Army', 16 Jan 1942; 'The defence of Australia', 6 Feb 1942; 'Wanted, a Clemenceau', 13 Feb 1942 and 'Three ways of war', 10 Jul 1942. 33 items

Press cuttings of Tom Wintringham's articles in the Daily Mirror comprising '…by Tom Wintringham', 20 May 1940; 'We are learning fast', 24 May 1940; 'My proposals for him, and you', 28 May 1940; 'Spare-time sport!', 31 May 1940; 'Wintringham's plan for the defence of a real English village!', 13 Jun 1940; 'We answer the muddle critics!', 25 Jun 1940; 'Winter invasion: is it possible?', 9 Sep 1940; 'Why are the wops pulling their punches?', 9 Oct 1940; 'Here's a new 'take cover' idea!', 12 Oct 1940; 'Plan this front line', 26 Oct 1940; 'This new battlefield', 29 Oct 1940; 'Da Duce, he say, everyt'ing still - a swell', 16 Nov 1940; 'What I think about things now…', 23 Nov 1940; 'Get the boot on the run', 30 Nov 1940; 'Plan your own invasion!', 4 Jan 1941; 'The swastika goes south', 31 Jan 1941; 'If the Germans use gas, they'll get more than they can give', 6 Feb 1941; 'Waiting for the wops', 13 Feb 1941; 'Eclipse of the wop moon', 27 Mar 1941; 'Mr Bevin, HALT!', 3 Apr 1941; 'It's a long way to Baghdad', 9 Apr 1941; 'Danger from the desert!', 17 Apr 1941; 'Now for an invasion rehearsal!', 1 May 1941; 'We must hold this line!', 22 May 1941; 'Crete is NOT a rehearsal', 29 May 1941; 'We're not too late in Syria', 12 Jun 1941; 'How soviet can stop the Hun', 28 Jun 1941; 'The Germans are rebuilding the Russian railways', 23 Aug 1941; 'How long can Leningrad hold out?', 6 Sep 1941; 'We should clean up Libya now', 4 Nov 1941; 'Spain may revolt against being forced to fight for the Axis', 14 Nov 1941; 'India CAN make her own arms', 11 Mar 1942; 'Germany's 'Alexander plan' is aimed at the Suez', 31 Mar 1942. 33 items

The Common Wealth Party 'Popular Library' publications including Here are your answers , by John Boynton Priestley; The German problem , by Henry Noel Brailsford; Religion and the new society , by Kenneth Ingram; Social security and the Beveridge plan , by Barbara Wootton, Democratic education , by StJohn Reade and Dorothy Sargant; The problem of child crime , by James Hemming; Individuals and minorities , by Harry Roff; Common Wealth agricultural policy , by Richard Acland, England, Hawarth, Hemming, Sargeant and Street. 8 items

Proof of article by Tom Wintringham, 'How you can fight invasion' for Local Government Service. 1 item

Proof of article by Tom Wintringham, 'Your job in an invasion', the Picture Post. 1 item