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Manuscript letter from Hamilton to Maj Gen Martin Andrew Dillon, Assistant Military Secretary, War Office, giving Hamilton's account of the Battle of Majuba Hill, First Boer War, 27 Feb 1881. 9pp. With typed copy. 15pp

Joyce. Interview between Dr Weizmann and Sherif Feisal, 4 Jun 1918, Wahaida. Draft ms, 3 pp

Extract from a letter by Kennedy to his family describing the bombardment by an Allied squadron of forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles, 3 Nov 1914, as seen from the bridge of HMS INDOMITABLE. 3pp.

Manuscript account by Laycock of Lt Col Simon 'Shimi' Fraser, 15th Lord Lovat, Commanding Officer of 4 Commando's conduct during Operation ABERCROMBIE, (raid on the French coastal village of Hardelot), 21-22 Apr 1942. 1 item

Letter from Leslie Crowther, 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps BEF, France, to his father giving an account of a reconnaissance over enemy lines. Copy. Typed carbon 3 pp

Letter from Leslie Crowther, Grant Hotel d'Angleterre, Rouen, to his father giving an account of his experiences in 29 Squadron. MS 7 pp

Typescript account by Albert Henry Lingen of his return to Grevena, Greece after the war. 1 item.

Unpublished account by Macleod entitled 'A secret service agent in South-West Africa: Ironside's story as told to me and from notes he left behind', detailing the service of FM (William) Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron of Archangel and Ironside, as a British agent in South Africa, German South West Africa and British Bechuanaland, 1902-1904, including the search for outlaw Boers north of the Orange River, 1902-1903, the Bondelzwart and Hereros Rising in German South West Africa, 1903-1904, Ironside's covert conscription into the German army disguised as a Boer transport driver, 1904. 1 vol.

Account by Macleod entitled 'Edmund Ironside, Field-Marshal and Baron, GCB, CMG, DSO: High points in his career', notably his service as Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the early stages of World War Two, Sep 1939-May 1940. 21pp.

Account by Macleod entitled 'The story of the Fourth Army and its part in the Deception Operation to cover the Normandy landing', detailing his role as commander of the fictional army, designed, by means of wireless traffic, to confuse the Germans into believing firstly (Mar 1944) that an invasion of Norway was planned, secondly (May 1944) that the Normandy landings were a feint to cover a main attack on the Pas de Calais, France, and lastly (Aug 1944) that 4 Army was intending to attack the Low Countries. 11pp.

Account by Macleod entitled 'Why was Passchendale fought?', giving a narrative of events during 1917, and the political and military background to the battle. 7pp.

Account by [Brig Edmund Myers], 'Greece: sidelights of activities in the mountains during the war', telling four short stories about the experiences of the British soldiers in the Greek mountains with the Greek resistance (andartes). 1 item

Typescript [by Penney], narrating advance of Allied forces through North Africa and into the Mediterranean, 13 May 1943 to 3 Feb 1944, including details on the Allied forces advance through Sicily, Italy, the Allied landings at Anzio, Italy. 15pp.

Typescript narrative by Penney, 'Moves to and in Middle East and North Africa', describing the advance of the Allied Forces through North Africa. 5pp.

Account of the evacuation of Crete by Sgt Charles Stewart, 7 Commando, who was captured in Crete. 1 item

Summary account by Stern of his service between 24 Apr 1918 and 8 May 1918, entitled 'Diary from April to May 1918', including a note of a discussion with French Gen Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Pétain, concerning the importance of using tanks in large numbers. 4pp

Copy of letter from Lt Col Richard Walton Hobson, Bde Maj, 1 Armoured Bde, giving a detailed description of the part played by 1 Armoured Bde in events during the German invasion of Greece, notably the fighting in the Florina Gap where the brigade fought a rearguard action for 24 hours to allow for the withdrawal of the British forces; his trip to General Headquarters to make a report and receive orders; the withdrawal of the army to Thermopylae; confusion during the evacuation that led to the brigade being stranded for 24 hours. 5pp.

An account of the tactics and weapons employed by 1 Canadian Div in a battle against German Parachute troops in Ortona, Italy, and the lessons learned about large-scale street fighting. 20pp, with illustrations including an aerial photograph of Ortona.

Davidson's account of the transfer of 1 Corps, BEF to France via Cherbourg; the 'Phoney War'; the deficiencies of the French 3 Corps in terms of supplies, organisation and morale. With photographs of the visit to 1 Corps by George VI, King of Great Britain and Ireland and French Gen Alphonse Georges, Commander in Chief of the French armies in the field. 1 file, photographs

Typescript history by Lt Col Cyril Eustace Jarvis of 1 King George V Own Gurkha Rifles, including account of operations against Japanese forces at Maymyo, Burma, and involvement in the surrendering of Japanese forces in French Indo-China. 17pp.