Text of foreword by Sir Winston Churchill for Ismay's memoirs, Apr 1960
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Foreword by Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. Copy typescript carbon, 1p
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Text of foreword by Sir Winston Churchill for Ismay's memoirs, Apr 1960
Foreword by Rt Hon Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill. Copy typescript carbon, 1p
Liddell Hart foreword to The German army and the Nazi party, 1933-1939 by Robert J O'Neill (Cassell, London, 1966); including book in page proof with typescript copy of foreward; correspondence including Kenneth Parker and Roger Massie, Cassell and Company, publishers; press reviews including 'Dilemma of the generals under Hitler' by Maj Gen James Louis Moulton Glasgow Herald, 23 Jul 1966. 1 file
Liddell Hart foreword to Neither fear nor hope, the wartime career of General Frido von Senger und Etterlin, defender of Cassino (Krieg in Europa) by Ferdinand Maria von Senger und Etterlin, translated by George Malcolm (pseudonym of Commander Malcolm George Saunders, RN) with a foreword by Liddell Hart (Macdonald, London, 1963); including the foreword in typescript and galley proof; copy of the book in page proof with annotations; including correspondence with Commander Saunders and W J Taylor-Whitehead, Macdonald and Company, publishers; also newspaper cutting on death of Saunders The Times, 17 Aug 1967. 1 file
Liddell Hart foreword to Lost victories, the memoirs of German FM Fritz Erich von Manstein edited and translated by Anthony G Powell (Methuen, London, [1958]) first published as Verlorene Siege in 1955; with typescript and page proofs of introduction; file including correspondence with Basil Collier, Cabinet office, historical section; Anthony G Powell, translator; Maj John North; John D Cullen and Peter L K Wait, Methuen and Company, publishers; including newspaper cutting 'Books on the way-I' by Mark Stanhope Sunday Times, 23 Mar 1958 announcing publication of the memoirs in May 1958 and press reviews including 'Everything left to "the Fuhrer's intuition' by Lt Gen Hugh Gray Martin Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, 29 May 1958; 'Manstein's view' a review by Basil Collier Sunday Times, 1 Jun 1958; 'Unhappy warrior' by Michael Eliot Howard The Observer, 8 Jun 1958; 'Dunkirk was a disaster for the Germans' by Brig Derek Mills-Roberts Liverpool Daily Post, 2 Jul 1958 and 'A military genius who helped Hitler look good' by S L A Marshal, New York Times, 5 Oct 1958. 1 file
Typed extract from proceedings of the Dardanelles Commission, collated by Hamilton with supplemental notes, to illustrate alleged leading questions asked by FM William Gustavus Nicholson, 1st Baron Nicholson of Roundhay, military member of the Commission. Two identical copies. 12pp
Typed copy of evidence of Maj Gen Walter Pipon Braithwaite, former Chief of General Staff, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF), given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 13414-13837, mainly relating to cooperation between departments of the MEF General Headquarters; supply of water; operations at Suvla Bay and Sari Bair, Aug 1915; loading of transports; his dealings with Ellis Ashmead Bartlett, war correspondent. Three identical copies. 72pp
Typed copy of evidence of Maj Gen Sir Herbert Vaughan Cox, former General Officer Commanding 29 Indian Bde, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (MEF), given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 13044-13230, mainly relating to operations of his brigade during the battle of Sari Bair, 6-10 Aug 1915; the supply of water at Anzac; inspections of front lines by MEF General Staff. Three identical copies. 24pp
Typed copy of evidence of Lt Gen Hon Sir Julian Hedworth George Byng, former General Officer Commanding 9 Corps, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 20849-20953, mainly relating to operations of 9 Corps from 23 Aug 1915; the decision to evacuate Suvla Bay. Three identical copies. 15pp
Typed copy of evidence of Lt Gen Sir Alexander John Godley, former General Officer Commanding New Zealand and Australian Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 15463-15746, mainly relating to operations of his division during the battle of Sari Bair, 6-10 Aug 1915. Three identical copies. 44pp
Typed copy of evidence of Lt Col Rt Hon Bernard Arthur William Patrick Hastings Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, formerly commanding 5 Bn The Royal Irish Regt, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 26718-27658, mainly relating to Granard's letter to Hamilton of 15 Aug 1915, stating that he disagreed with the conduct of the Gallipoli Campaign, and had made his views known to George V, King of Great Britain and Ireland and fellow Privy Counsellors. Three identical copies. 8pp
Typed copy of evidence of Lt Col Douglas Evans Forman, formerly commanding B Battery, 15 Bde Royal Horse Artillery, 29 Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 9362-9464, mainly relating to the supply of ammunition for artillery on Gallipoli. Three identical copies. 13pp
Typed copy of evidence of Rt Hon Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Landsdowne, member of the Dardanelles Committee in 1915, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 21512-21869, mainly relating to deliberations of the Dardanelles Committee over the reinforcement and evacuation of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. Three identical copies. 32pp
Typed copy of evidence of Capt Edmund Clifton Carver RN, former Beachmaster at A Beach, Suvla Bay, Aug 1915, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 20529-20682, relating to arrangements for the supply of water at Suvla following the landings of 6 Aug 1915. Two identical copies. 30pp
Typed copy of evidence of Brig Gen Henry Haggard, former General Officer Commanding 32 Bde, 11 (Northern) Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 12508-12626, mainly relating to operations of his brigade with 34 Bde at Suvla Bay, 7 Aug 1915. Three identical copies. 13pp
Typed copy of evidence of Surgeon Gen William George Birrell, former Director of Medical Services, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 9036, 9042-9176, 9202-9235, relating to medical arrangements during the Gallipoli Campaign. Three identical copies. 19pp
Typed copy of evidence of Surgeon Gen Sir Neville Reginald Howse, former Assistant Director of Medical Services, 1 Australian Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 27659-27874, mainly relating to medical arrangements at Anzac following the landing of 25 Apr 1915. Three identical copies. 38pp
Typed copy of evidence of R Adm Roger John Brownlow Keyes, former Naval Chief of Staff during the Gallipoli Campaign, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 27019-27312, mainly relating to arrangements for the supply of water at Suvla following the landings of 6 Aug 1915; possibilities for forcing the Dardanelles by Naval operations in Mar and May 1915. Three identical copies. 81pp
Typed copy of evidence of R Adm Roger John Brownlow Keyes, former Naval Chief of Staff during the Gallipoli Campaign, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 27313-27515, mainly relating to his proposals of Aug 1915 urging resumption of naval operations to force the Dardanelles; deliberations with the Admiralty over evacuation of the peninsula; inadequacies of medical arrangements; memoranda by Keyes on naval transport and water supplies. Three identical copies. 95pp
Typed copy of supplementary notes by R Adm Roger John Brownlow Keyes, former Naval Chief of Staff during the Gallipoli Campaign, further to his evidence given to the Dardanelles Commission, mainly relating to naval bombardment of Turkish positions and mine sweeping operations in the Dardanelles Straits, Mar 1915. With manuscript annotations by Keyes. 14pp
Typed copy of evidence of Maj Gen Sir Frederick Charles Shaw, former General Officer Commanding 13 (Western) Div, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, given to the Dardanelles Commission in reply to questions 10938-10976, mainly relating to Turkish defences on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; operations of 13 Div during the battle of Sari Bair, Aug 1915. Three identical copies. 6pp