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Articles on Liddell Hart and his career, with some related correspondence, including 'Liddell Hart' by Lt John W Walden, US Navy, in Military Review (Sep 1954); typescript text of lecture by Dr Jay Luvaas entitled 'The four careers of Liddell Hart', 1962; typescript dated Apr 1964 on 'Liddell Hart, prophet or diagnostician' by W Kendall Myers, student at the Washington Center of Foreign Policy Research, USA; 'The captain who teaches generals' by Luvaas in Midway (1964). 1 file

Two French articles, with translations, on the threat to French national security caused by German economic and industrial expansion and large-scale rearmament, by 'XXX', thought to be a high-ranking general in the French Army, La Revue Hebdomadaire No 16 and 17, 20 and 27 Apr 1935. 1 file

Various articles on the H-bomb and atomic warfare relating to a letter written by Liddell Hart to the editor of The Times

Publications relating to pacifism and unilateral nuclear disarmament, 1962, including booklet by Raymond Fletcher entitled Military thinking and unilateralism. The technical argument (Union of Democratic Control, London, 1962); typescript article by Terence Heelas entitled 'The case against nuclear strategy', Aug 1962; article by Harvey Arthur De Weerd entitled 'British unilateralism: a critical view' from The Yale Review, Summer 1962. 1 file

Articles and leaflets written by Tom and Katherine 'Kitty' Wintringham for the Common Wealth Party including draft of Common Wealth pamphlet, 'A five year post-war plan', by Kitty, Mar 1944; draft paper on 'Decentralisation and devolution', by Kitty, [1945 Mar]; comments by Kitty on second draft of paper 'Housing and rent'; draft of paper by Kitty for the national conference report, 'Full employment in the post war period', Feb 5; booklet, 'Italy and Revolution' by Wintringham; draft article by Wintringham, 'Common Wealth', for Left News , 31 Aug 1942; article by Wintringham, 'Common Wealth introductory', in the Left News , Sep 1942; article by Wintringham, 'Common Wealth replies', in News Letter , Dec 1943; draft article by Kitty, 'The world's bloodiest revolution', for the Common Wealth Review , 2 May 1944; draft essay by Wintringham, 'A people's front to win a people's war and a people's peace'; draft essay by Wintringham, 'Common Wealth and the political crisis'; notes for a speech by Wintringham; draft by Kitty of 'Analysis of the present political situation'; draft by Kitty, 'Not even sardine tins', 11 Dec [1945]; draft by Kitty, 'These Greek Communists', for the Common Wealth Review ; draft by Kitty, 'A people's international', for the Common Wealth Review and articles and correspondence on the 'half socialist nationalism' in Scotland following the general election including draft by Kitty 'Patriotism and socialism', for the New Statesman , 21 Apr 1945 and draft by Kitty 'Patriotism is socialism', for the New Statesman , 5 May 1945. 1 file

Notes, correspondence and drafts relating to articles, lectures and papers written by Brooke-Popham, notably material concerning the writing of 'Operations 1939-42: operations in France September 1939-June 1940', and 'Operations in 1939-42: the Norwegian campaign, 1940', Parts 9 and 10 of 'Role of the RAF in war and the strategical use of air power' (issued by the Department of the Air Member for Training, 1943-1944); text of an article entitled 'Sea, land and air power', in reply to an article by Adm Hon Sir Reginald Aylmer Ranfurly Plunkett-Ernle-Erle-Drax in the Royal United Services Institution Journal, Feb 1943; material on the centralised control of air forces, with a brief history of the unified air force, Mar 1943; a draft article by Brooke-Popham on the Battle of Britain, Sep 1943; draft for a booklet on the traditions of the RAF, [1943]; a draft article on the formation of the RAF Staff College, Andover, Hampshire. 1 file, 52 items.

Typescript and manuscript articles and notes by Liddell Hart on religion and philosophy, including his views of Christianity, 1935-1964; manuscript of 'Jesus, historical notes' [1935]; typescript of 'Summarised results of a study of the historical basis of Christianity from an historical standpoint', Sep 1935; typescript of 'The teaching of Jesus', Sep 1935. With cuttings of articles by Liddell Hart published in the Hibbert Journal entitled 'The need for a spiritual Commonwealth', Jan 1947 and 'Christmas, Christianity and God-some reflections', Apr 1948. 1 file

Air Ministry collection: articles and papers on air power drawn from published and private sources. A Cdre CFA Portal: 'Air Force co-operation in policing the Empire' 17 Feb 1937. ACM Sir Arthur Harris: 'The organisation of mass bombing attacks' Aug 1944. AM Sir Robert HMS Saundby 'Air attack on communications' 24 Oct 1945. MRAF Sir Arthur Tedder: 'Air, Land and sea warfare' 9 Jan 1946. AM Sir Arthur Coningham: 'The development of tactical air forces' 20 Feb 1946. Sir Henry Tizard: 'Science and the services' 27 Mar 1946. AVM Sir Thomas W Elmhirst: 'The German air corce and its failure' 23 Oct 1946. AM Sir Hugh Lloyd: 'Allied Air power in the Mediterranean 1940-1945' 22 Oct 1947. ACM Sir Norman Bottomley: 'The Strategic bomber offensive against Germany ' 18 Feb 1948. ACM Sir John Slessor: 'The effect of air power in a land offensive'. Aquila: 'Air power in economic warfare: a comparison with naval blockage'. WC Wykeham-Barnes: 'The war in Korea with special reference to the difficulties of using our air power' 5 Dec 1951. AM Sir Rober Saundby: 'The air battle' 3 Dev 1952. Adm Sir Regional ARP Ernle-Erle-Draz: 'Air strategy'. Musketeer: 'Air power: concentration and co-operation'. MRAF Sir John Slessor: 'Air power and the future of war' 14 Apr 1954.

Papers relating to Germany, 1919-1939, principally comprising articles or press cuttings concerning strength of German military forces, German military and foreign policy and the rise of Nazism in Germany, dated 1932, 1936, 1949-1969; notes and texts written or collected by Liddell Hart concerning German foreign policy and the development of the German Army in the inter-war period, dated [1929-1958]; letters from Gen Leo Freiherr Geyr von Schweppenburg and Lt Gen Hasso-Eccard Manteuffel replying to Liddell Hart's questionnaire on organisation of Panzer formations, dated 1952. With press cutting on Communist coup in Czecholovakia, 1948, dated 1949.

Articles: Burnelli aerofoil body and aircraft.

Typescript copies of Arthur Bryant's articles on the "Common Market, An Alternative" and "Why Abandon Freedom"

Papers relating to FM Sir William Slim, ex-Chief of the Imperial General Staff, comprising: typescript paper, 'Our army', text of radio broadcast by Slim concerning Army life, 2 Nov 1952, 4 pp; series of seven consecutive newspaper articles by Slim in The Star concerning his support for National Service, the regular Army, the voluntary service in the Army, and the Korean War, Sep 1952-Dec 1952. 8 items

Papers relating to articles by Foulkes entitled, 'Chemical Warfare in 1915', and 'Chemical Warfare Now', published in the Armed Forces Chemical Journal (USA, Nov-Dec 1961) and reprinted in the Royal Engineers Journal (Jun 1962). With copy. 2 booklets, 13pp

Frederick Barton Maurice 'Intrigues of the War': Articles on Mr Lloyd George's conduct of the war, first published in "Westminster Gazette" June 1922 with portraits and maps. 44 pp

Articles from Jewish Observer and Middle East Review by David Ben-Gurion, Israeli Prime Minister, 1955-1963, including 'What the Balfour Declaration really meant', 16 Aug 1963; 'Britain's contribution to arming the Hagana', 20 Sep 1963; 'Our friend: what Wingate did for us', 27 Sep 1963; 'Ironside supports Jewish Army', 15 Nov 1963; 'The birth of the Jewish Brigade', 10 Jan 1964; 'Bevin proposed a Jewish state', 20 Mar 1964; 'The destruction of the King David Hotel', 2 Oct 1964. 1 file

Papers concerning five articles written by Kennedy about FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, published in The Scotsman, 15-20 Aug 1959, including three sets, (loose, bound and photostat), of cuttings of the articles themselves and a letter of 27 Aug 1959 from War Office Librarian to Kennedy concerning binding up of copies of the articles in pamphlet form. 1 file

Liddell Hart articles on Thomas Edward Lawrence including 'The secret life of Colonel Lawrence' The Sunday Chronicle, 7 Jan 1934; 'Lawrence of Arabia, the (almost) free man' from Great contemporaries, essays by various hands.(Cassell and Co, London, 1935) in manuscript, typescript and galley, with reviews of the book including 'Dominant personalities' by William MacDonald New York Herald Tribune, 5 May 1935; 'Lawrence of Arabia' Saturday Review, 22 Jun 1935 in manuscript and typescript including correspondence between 'Charles Edmonds', pseudonym for Charles Edmund Carrington, Educational manager, Cambridge University Press, Liddell Hart and Peter Davies of Peter Davies Limited, printers, concerning Carrington's book T E Lawrence (Peter Davies, London, 1935) including Liddell Hart's anonymous review of the book, 'Books on T E Lawrence,' Times Literary Supplement, 7 Dec 1935 in typescript and as published and 'Lawrence of Arabia, the last phase' in typescript. 1 file

Articles on the state of the army and the Home Guard by Liddell Hart and others in various newspapers and journals, including The Tribune, The Bristol Evening Post, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Manchester Evening News and The Daily Mail. 1 file

Articles by Liddell Hart on the outbreak of the war and whether it can be averted in The Times, Sunday Dispatch, The Daily Mail, The Sunday Express, with articles refering to Liddell Hart in The Daily Express The Daily Telegraph, John O'London's Weekly and The Harrogate Herald. 1 file

Articles by Lubor J Zink 'Danger of Soviet-American war?'; 'Kissinger sounds the alarm'; 'Soviet first strike blackmail'; 'Kissinger's "survival plan"'; 'Europe open to Soviet pressures'; 'Facts behind the "commie scare"'; 'Disco dancing to disaster?'; 'Predictions for 1984'.