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Booklet, The Golden Years of The Highland Fieldcraft Training Centre and Association (Bennet & Starling Ltd, Enfield, 1972), including reminiscenses from Adam, the Association's patron. 1 vol.

Papers of M H F Wilkins: typescript account of Wilkins’ paternal ancestors, aspects of which were used in chapter 1, ‘Distant shores’, of Wilkins’ autobiography, The third man of the double helix (Oxford University Press, 2003)

Letter giving an account of aerial combat with a Fokker. Duplicated 2 pp

After Vincigliata', narrative of events following Italian surrender, including transfer from prison to Camaldoli and then Eremo monastery, and on to Segetheina; journeys to Cattolica and Cervia for (unsucccessful) rendezvous with submarine; escape in Dec by boat from Cattolica, arrival at Termoli and transfer to Bari as guest of Gen Alexander. With details of meeting with Churchill and journey to England. Original and typescript copy. 58pp

Air Recce', issued by 1 Canadian Army HQ, London, England. Illustrated account of air reconnaissance by 35 Wing of 84 Group RAF for 1 Canadian Army during the Allied campaign in North West Europe, 1944-1945, including sections on development of the Air Reconnaissance organisation, 1941-1945; methods of obtaining and using all types of visual reconnaissance ('tactical' reconnaissance); techniques of photographic reconnaissance; photographic interpretation; artillery and night reconnaissance; combined operations of 35 Wing and 1 Canadian Army. 1 vol

Official papers, 'Diary of development of British respirator', 1915-1919. 6pp

Confidential booklet entitled 'A history of the North Eastern Civil Defence Region', from 1939 to the present day, listing the reasons for its foundation and development, and outlining its work. 1 file.

Volume entitled 'Bridging Normandy to the Baltic'. The construction of bridges by units of the Corps of the Royal Engineers, 21 Army Group, with photographs (Printing and Stationery Service, British Army of the Rhine). 1 vol.

Undated typescript narrative entitled 'Looking back to the French Special Air Service (SAS) in Brittany, 1944' by Lt Col Oswald Aloysius Joseph Cary-Elwes, 20 Liaison Headquarters, SAS Bde, relating to operations of his radio party parachuted into Brittany, France, in Jun 1944 to make contact with SAS and Maquis units. Two copies. 6pp (see also the LHCMA collection of the papers of O A J Cary-Elwes)

Volume entitled 'The Administrative History of the Operations of 21 Army Group on the Continent of Europe, 6 June 1944-8 May 1945', with Appendices A-V (Printing and Stationery Service, British Army of the Rhine). 1 vol.

Narrative by Neame of desert operations, 'Operations in Cyrenaica from 27th Feb 1941 when Lt Gen P Neame assumed command until his capture on 7th April 1941'. Including situation on assuming command; condition and size of British forces in Cyrenaica; requests for reinforcements for defence of Cyrenaica, Mar; detail of the German advance and British withdrawal, Mar-Apr. With sketch map of Cyrenaica. 11pp

Path of the lion', probably issued by 15 Scottish Div HQ, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Apr 1946, relating to campaign by 15 Scottish Div in North West Europe, Jun 1944-May 1945, including details of participation in Operations EPSOM, Jun 1944, GREENLINE, 12 Corps plan to seize the high ground south of Evrecy prior to GOODWOOD, Jul 1944, and BLUECOAT, Jul-Aug; the Seine crossings and advance into Belgium, Aug-Sep 1944; invasion of Southern France, Aug-Sep 1944; the invasion of Holland, Sep 1944; clearing enemy forces in the Scheldt Estuary up to the Maas and Roer Rivers and in the area between the Maas and Rhine River, Sep 1944-Jan 1945; Operations VERITABLE, Feb 1945, PLUNDER and TORCHLIGHT, Mar 1945; advance from Rhine River to Elbe River and Baltic Sea, Mar-May 1945. 1 vol

Salerno', issued by the Military Intelligence Division of the United States War Department, Washington, DC, for the American forces in action series, Aug 1944, relating to American invasion of Italy from the Paestum beaches to the Volturno River, 9 Sep-6 Oct 1943, including sections on planning; landings; securing the beachhead; German counter-attack; American defence and advance on Avellino, Naples and the Volturno. 1 vol

Manuscript copy of historical narrative entitled 'The invention of the electric telegraph', by D A Bayliss, Balliol College, Oxford, Jane Willis Kirkaldy Essay Prize-winner, University of Oxford, 1959, detailing in part the career of Charles Wheatstone. With related correspondence.

Account entitled 'The Rhine crossing and advance across north west Germany' concentrating particularly on the role of Royal Tank Regiment units operating in 7 and 11 Armoured Divs including references to the British liberation of Belsen concentration camp, the capture of Bremen, Germany and Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey's acceptance of the German surrender delegation at Hamburg 3 May 1945. Typescript, 27pp

Narrative account entitled 'The surrender of Hamburg' outlining the events at 2 Army Headquarters when the garrison at Hamburg, Germany was surrendered unconditionally to Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey written by [Cdre Hugh T England] who was present. Typescript, 3pp

Narrative account entitled 'The surrender of Hamburg' outlining the events at 2 Army Headquarters when the garrison at Hamburg, Germany was surrendered unconditionally to Maj Gen Sir Miles Christopher Dempsey written by Cdre Hugh T England. Text is largely as in 4/10 but with some additions. Typescript, 4pp

Undated typescript paper (author not given, probably officer of the Special Air Service) entitled 'Un parachutage' giving an anecdotal account of the retrieval by the French Resistance of containers parachuted onto a drop zone. 1p

A Brief Record of the Advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force: July 1917 - Oct 1918. London: HMSO.

Typescript eyewitness account by Capt Patrick Kinloch Campbell of murder of Maj Gen Sir Lee Oliver Fitzmaurice Stack, Sirdar of the Egyptian Army, Egypt, 19 Nov 1924. With covering letter, 16 May 1941, from Campbell to Gen Sir Archibald Percival Wavell. 2 items