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Account of 7 Armoured Div operations in Libya, compiled by Maj Gen William Henry Ewart Gott, General Officer Commanding, including accounts of the battle of Sidi Rezegh, offensive operations around Bir el Gubi and capture of Benghasi. With appendices including details of terrain, enemy forces, order of battle, with printed map of Egypt and Cyrenaica (War Office, 1938) scale 1:250,000 and six manuscript maps of Cyrenaica, Scale 1:500,000. 1 file

Manuscript account [by Capt Marmion Carr Ferrers-Guy, 9 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers] of operations of his battalion with 34 Bde, 11 (Northern) Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 6-22 Aug 1915, including landing at A Beach, Suvla Bay and capture of Hill 10, 7 Aug 1915; offensive on W Hills, 21 Aug 1915. 7pp

Narrative of the part played by 9 Indian Infantry Bde in operations on the Gallabat Front, Sudan, from 10 Jan-10 Feb, as part of the Allied invasion of Abyssinia and Eritrea. 4pp.

Letter to Dean from RAF Grantham relating to the daylight raid on the Shneider factory at Le Creusot, France, Oct 1942 with a photograph of the board in the operations room after the attack; notes by temp Brig George Henry Inglis on operations in Crete, May 1941 relating to inaccuracy of the bombing, lack of supplies and low morale. 1 file

An account of Rex v McDonnell case and chairman of the bench's comments on the large amount of material taken away from the factory. Typed 2 pp

Account by [Laura Kathleen Ismay, Lady Ismay] of Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Paris. Typescript, 6pp

Account by 'JP' of the Ministry of Defence Procurement department, regarding a visit to the United States to discuss protectionism and visit various congressmen, senators, members of the armed forces and industries. 11pp.

Letter from Charrington to his wife, Stella Charrington, describing a wild boar hunt which took place in the Forest of Crecy, France, in between reconnaissance trips. 3pp.

Letter from Col Sir Neville (Francis Fitzgerald) Chamberlain, giving his account of the action in which Col William John Vousden won his Victoria Cross during the Second Afghan War. 4pp

Bound history of Allied Force Headquarters, Aug 1942-Jul 1944, compiled by historical sections of Allied Force Headquarters and North African (later Mediterranean) Theater of Operations, United States Army.

Narrative by [Col Alexander George] Victor Paley of the experience of a Bn of Infantry near Hamars, Normandy, during the invasion of Europe, 1944.

Narrative by Brig Reginald Horace Roger Parminter, Deputy Quartermaster General, BEF (British Expeditionary Force), of events at Hazebrouck and Dunkirk, during operations of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) in France and Belgium, 1940, mainly comprising a description of numerous attempts to unload emergency supplies at Dunkirk, despite continual bombardment by German aircraft; the implementation of plans for the evacuation of troops and personnel from Dunkirk; the views of French commanders and troops concerning the evacuation. 4pp.

Davidson's account of the German offensive of 10 May 1940 and the retreat of the BEF to Dunkirk. Includes description of the execution of 'plan D', the advance to the river Dyle, Belgium to face the approaching German army by the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and French, the fighting on the Dyle, the British withdrawal to the River Lasne, Belgium and the withdrawal of 2 Div BEF to the Brussells-Charleroi coast . With maps: 'A','France 1940, BEF in France and Flanders, situation of BEF 1200 hrs 15 May 1940'; 'B', of the area south of Brussells, Belgium, scale 1:50,000 marked to show the situation on 16 May with the positions of 2 Div BEF and 48 (South Midland) Div; 'C', tracing to accompany map 'B', showing dispositions of 2 Division and 48 Div and the withdrawal roads taken by 4, 5 and 6 Infantry brigades. 1 file

Copy of FM Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig's final dispatch (No 8) as Commander-in-Chief of British Armies in France and Flanders, describing the advance of the British Forces into Germany and the occupation of the bridgehead east of the Rhine at Cologne. 79pp.

Account of the part played in the Battle of Le Cateau by D Company of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 13 Bde, 2 Corps. 7pp

Ten chapters' by FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, an account of his activities, 1942-1945, mainly facsimiles of notes by Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, from Montgomery's autograph book, printed by Printing and Stationary Services, 21 Army Group.

The Journal of the Royal Artillery, vol 90, no 2, including illustrated article on the funeral of FM Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke of Brookeborough. 1 booklet.

The Gunner, vol 45, no 8, including illustrated article on the funeral of FM Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke of Brookeborough. 1 booklet.

Account by Kennedy of the part played by HMS INDOMITABLE in the shadowing and chase of the German battlecruiser GOEBEN and its companion ship BRESLAU by the British Mediterranean Fleet under the command of Adm Sir Archibald Berkeley Milne, between 2 and 11 Aug 1914, and the various reasons for their escape to Constantinople, Turkey. Includes written statements from other members of the crew of HMS INDOMITABLE, and a map showing the route of HMS INDOMITABLE throughout 4 Aug and the relative positions of Milne's ship, HMS INFLEXIBLE, and the GOEBEN on 6 Aug. There are two copies of this file, one handwritten and one typed.

‘Tentative Taba Agreement’, document outlining the agreements reached during Israeli-Palestinian negotiations in Taba, Egypt, 21-27 Jan 2001. This document is an edited version of the account of the negotiations prepared by European Union envoy Miguel Moratinos.