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Copy of The other side of the hill by Liddell Hart (Panther book, London, 1956), annotated to indicate additions and revisions made for 1948 and 1951 editions. 1 file

1980 Mediate (Zunne Heft, Maidstone, [1980])

The 1983: The Brink of Apocalypse documentary archive consists of transcripts of 31 interviews concerning events in Nov 1983 when a NATO command post exercise, code named ABLE ARCHER, caused the USSR to believe that NATO was planning a genuine nuclear attack.

Interviews were conducted with eyewitnesses from Britain, US, USSR and East Germany, including NATO, intelligence and military personnel, policy advisors and historians Werner Grossman, Gen Col Ivan Yesin, Capt Viktor Tkachenko, Stanislav Petrov, Victor Cherkashin, Adm Vladlen Smirnoff, Gen Igor Kondriatev, Oleg Gordievsky, Robert Gates, Gen John Chain, Robert McFarlane, Peter Pry, Col Spike Callender, Oleg Kalugin, Ben Fischer, Fritz Ermath, Charles Powell, Gene Gay, John Hughes Wilson, David Blythe, Joe Troxell, Col Charlie Simpson, Christopher Donnelly, Sergei Lokot, Capt William Bliss, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Boris Klyuyukov, General Rodionov, Col Maxim Devetyarov, Gen Ivan Tretyak, Gennady Ossipovich, Vitali Tsygichko and Rainer Rupp.

Subjects include: detente, the easing of strained relations between the Warsaw Pact and NATO in the 1970s; Andrei Gromyko, USSR Minister of Foreign Affairs 1957-1985; Yuri Andropov, USSR General Secretary, 1982-1984; Margaret Thatcher, UK Prime Minister 1979-1991; Richard Nixon, UU President 1969-1974; Jimmy Carter, US President 1977-1981; Ronald Reagan, US President 1981-1988; Vladmir Kryuchkov, Deputy Chairman of the KGB, 1978-1988, and Chairman of the KGB 1988-1991; Nikolai Orgakov, USSR Chief of General Staff (1977-1984); Dmitry Ustinov, USSR Minister of Defence 1976-1984; Tom Clancy, US fiction and non-fiction writer; the attempted assassination of Pope John-Paul II, 1981; Strategic Defence Initaitve (SDI) and Star Wars 1981; Operation RYAN, USSR monitoring of Western activity, 1981-1984; Beirut barracks bombing, 1983; invasion of Grenada Oct-Dec 1983; shooting down of Korean Airlines flight 007, Sep 1983; the USSR invasion of Afghanistan, 1979-1988.

Transcripts include questions and answers, and the tape counter numbering has been logged. The interviewer is not identified. Where interviews were translated this has been noted. Some names, places or phrases have been guessed at, or spelled phonetically by the transcriber. No information is given about the date or identity of the transcriber.

Part 1 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to resources and troops likely to be available, with index diagram 'CA24 1:12,500 - The Rhine, SA 18 Germany 1:12,500, CA 26 1:5,000' showing various maps of the Rhine area; map trace 'Selected crossing sites', 1:100,000 GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1; map trace 'Route development' 1:100,000 GSGS 4416, sheets P1, Q1 GSGS 2541, sheet 5; map trace 'Details of models', 1:100,000, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and O1.

Part 2 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to Intelligence, including topographical information, enemy order of battle and military government with soil map of Netherlands and Germany, 1:100,000, part of sheets GSGS 2541, sheet 5, GSGS 4416, sheets P1, Q1; sketch maps and diagrams showing topographical details of the Rhine.

Part 3 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to various phases of the operation and the problems likely to arise. With map trace 'Distribution of civilian population west of the Rhine', 1:100,000, GSGS 2541 sheet 5, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1; diagram showing diagrammatic layout of a bank control group showing chain of command; map trace 'Development of bridgehead', 1:100,000, GSGS 4416, sheets P1 and Q1

Part 4 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 relating to the engineer tasks required for the operation. With diagrammatic layout of divisional crossing (two bridges).

Part 5 of file '2 Army Planning Study' relating to Operation PLUNDER, the northern crossing of the Rhine at Rheinberg, Xanten and Rees, Germany by 21 Army Group, 24 Mar 1945 consisting of administrative notes.

Routine and Battalion orders for 2 Bn Northamptonshire Regt in Alexandria, Egypt, commanded by Lt Col Charles Stewart Prichard. 6pp.

Unimproved Editions: 20 poems by Steve Carey, 1987

Copy of 'General Routine Orders 21 Army Group', issued by De Guingand on behalf of Gen Bernard Law Montgomery, Commander 8 Army (London, The War Office). 8pp.

220 Mission Final Report', typescript, volume 1, drawing on evidence collected from visits to the USA, Canada, Panama, the Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, India and Burma, China and Ceylon. Volume consists of part 1 'Introduction', including summary description of the climate, geography and character of the enemy and of the conclusions of the report; part 2 'Navy' and part 3 'Army', including organisation, tactics, training, deployment of armoured corps, artillery and infantry, electrical and mechanical engineers to allow forces to function in an undeveloped area, modifications to communication systems to render them suitable for a jungle environment, recommendation for research on and preparation for use of chemical warfare, recommendation for the use of simulated sounds of troops and vehicles as a psychological weapon, methods for deception and camouflage, personal equipment, vehicles and animals for jungle warfare and details of necessary operational administration. With photographs of cable laying and uniform; diagrams of equipment, transport of pack animals and camouflage techniques; maps showing route of the mission; statistical tables and charts. 1 volume.

220 Mission Final Report', typescript, volume 2, drawing on evidence collected from visits to the USA, Canada, Panama, the Hawaiian Islands, New Caledonia, the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Australia, New Guinea, India and Burma, China and Ceylon. Volume consists of part 4 'Air', including chapters on air transport, the naval air service, airborne troops, air support, tactical and artillery reconnaissance, air operations and intercommunication aircraft; part 5 'Combined operations' including analysis of previous and recommendations for future combined naval and armed forces operations; part 6 'Medical Services', on minimising loss from tropical disease, especially malaria. With diagrams of equipment, latrines and modifications to be made to a glider to allow the transport of mules and bullocks; statistical tables and charts. 1 volume.

22nd Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, Oxford: 'European security balanced by tactical nuclear weapons' by Jorma K Miettinen.

2-inch mortar, military training pamphlet 14', issued by the War Office (William Clowes and Sons, London, 1939) with covering letter from the War Office dated 30 Mar. 1 booklet

George Butterick: 3 free poems by George Butterick, Stephen Rodefer, Fred Wah. Dated 27 Jul 1966, but no other publishing details

3 photographs: AJ37 Viggen equipped with Maverick.

3 photographs of Chinooks: lifting a Harrier, lifting a field gun and in the air.

Papers collected or copied by Sqn Ldr David C Nutting and Lt Cdr Trevor James Glanville between [1974-1997] and used as research material for the book, Attain by surprise: the story of 30 Assault Unit Royal Navy/Royal Marine Commando and of Intelligence by capture (David Colver, Chichester, West Sussex, 1997) relating to the history of 30 Assault Unit, 1942-1946. Contemporary papers relating to 30 Assault Unit's service in North Africa, Greece, Sicily, Italy, North West Europe and South East Asia, 1943-1945, including typescript memorandum entitled 'Strategic and economic objectives (excluding port and town of Naples)', Italy, 1943; typescript memorandum from the Office of Flag Officer, Western Italy, Naples, entitled 'Co-ordination of organisations, SOE (Special Operations Executive), OSS (Office of Strategic Services), etc', 26 Oct 1943; typescript memorandum entitled 'Corsica, preliminary arrangements', Oct 1943; manuscript report, author unknown, of operations in Italy and Corsica, 34 Troop, 30 Commando, 15 Nov 1943; typescript and manuscript notes and messages, mostly relating to the requisitioning of Italian personnel and equipment, Italy, 1943-1944; typescript lists of potential operational targets for 30 Assault Unit in the Netherlands and Germany, 1944-1945. Copies of papers relating to 30 Assault Unit, 1943-1945, including typescript 'Inventory of documents and equipment taken from the German Embassy, Rome', Italy, 8-23 Jun 1944; typescript memorandum entitled 'Condensed summary of the organisation of the German Navy in the Paris area' [1944]; typescript 'Operational report' by Maj W Strachen, Officer Commanding Special Engineering Unit (Military Section), 30 Commando, on Operation CARIBOU, an infilitration behind German lines to gather information on German forces, Vinca, northern Italy, May 1945. Typescript memoirs and correspondence from former members of 30 Assault Unit, and typescript draft chapters for Attain by surprise: the story of 30 Assault Unit Royal Navy/Royal Marine Commando and of Intelligence by capture, 1974-1997.