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Typescript of article, 'The military coup d'état' by Lt Gen Sir Gerald Francis Ellison, arguing against recent reorganisation at the War Office which had transferred control of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps from the department of Quarter Master General to the Master General of the Ordnance, Nov 1927. 16pp. With letter from Ellison, attributing the organisation of General Staff duties to FM Sir Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts of Kandahar, Waterford and Pretoria, when he was Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, 7 Oct 1932. 5pp

Article entitled 'Human Leopards', concerning cannibalism in West Africa and the Human Leopard society of Sierra Leone in particular. 4pp

Typescript of article by Hamilton for The Sunday Express (not published), welcoming the election of Gustave Stresemann, German Foreign Minister, to the presidency of the League of Nations; respective political views of German ex-service organisations and the failure of FIDAC (Fédération Interalliée des Anciens Combatants) to incorporate them; advocating the amalgamation of British, French and German heavy industries to counter Bolshevism. 7pp

Text of article on defence procurement, by Cooper, from Jane's Defence Weekly. 6pp.

Typescript of 'The landing at Gallipoli', article by Hamilton for the Empire Magazine, referring to 'Tell England', the recent film on the Gallipoli Campaign, and including his impressions of the landing at Anzac Beach, and 2 Bn The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt) landing at X Beach from RN Battleship HMS IMPLACABLE. 3pp

Typescript of Hamilton's article on'The art of war since 1910' for the Encyclopaedia Britannica, referring to the threat of war in 1926; the role of FM Horatio Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and Broome, as Secretary of State for War; conduct of the British Government and General Staff during World War One; differences in the High Commands during the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905; contemporary reorganisation of the British Chiefs of Staff; failure of the British Army to adopt mechanisation and the tank. 44pp

Typescript of Hamilton's article on behalf of the National Playing Fields Association entitled 'Playing fields for England', for the Evening News. 4pp

Typescript of 'Hate-the genesis of war', article by Hamilton for The Bulletin and Scots Pictorial, accusing propagandists of causing World War Two. Published as 'Roots of war-put hate-mongers in the dock'. 2pp

Typescript article by Hamilton entitled 'Chinese or Russian', published in The Observer, on Russian imperial aspirations and intentions to extend Bolshevism into China and elsewhere. 7pp

Typescript article by Hamilton for the Evening News, published in the Weekly Despatch, regarding the growth of intellectualism in English public schools; the pupils' ethos of public service being replaced by the attractions of a private career. 5pp

Typescript article by Hamilton for John Bull, on the lack of hatred towards Germany felt by members of the British Legion; their need for practical schemes rather than politicians, to counteract high unemployment. Published 24 Nov 1923. 6pp

Text of article by Hamilton to the Press Association in tribute to FM Sir (Henry) Evelyn Wood. 4pp

Text of article by Hamilton for the Daily Graphic, describing the unveiling of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. 7pp

Text of article by Hamilton for the Central Press Agency, for provincial newspapers, on the meaning and significance of the unveiling of the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. 6pp

Typescript of article by Hamilton in The Star, on the faults of a League of Nations without Germany. 4pp

Typescript of article by Hamilton for The People, on the current state of the British Legion and proposing that ex-enemy servicemen's organisations be included in FIDAC (Fédération Interalliée des Anciens Combatants). 6pp

Typescript article by Hamilton for Country Life, on the merits of Belted Galloway cattle. 10pp

Typescript article by Hamilton for The Star, proposing the construction of the Forth-Clyde canal. 5pp

Typescript of article by Hamilton for the British Legion Journal, on the recent observance of Armistice Day in London, and his own memories of departed soldiers. 6pp

Typescript of article by Hamilton for The Star, in praise of FM Rt Hon Jan Christiaan Smuts, particularly his role in the peace negotiations in South Africa, Apr 1902. 8pp