King's Collections / Archive Catalogues

Text of a speech on war and Christianity, Oct 1954

LIDDELL HART 12/1954/7-8
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1954 Oct 30

Part of LIDDELL HART, Capt Sir Basil Henry (1895-1970)

Text of a speech by Liddell Hart at Wolverton Toc H, on the study of war and the relationship of Christianity with it, with a cutting on the speech from The Wolverton Express, 5 Nov 1954

Text of a speech on UK defence, 1984

COOPER, F 5/1/23
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1984 Jan 9

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper looking ahead at British defence issues in 1984. 15pp.

Text of a speech on UK defence policy, 1981

COOPER, F 5/1/8
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1981 Oct

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a lecture by Cooper given to the Swedish Royal Academy of War Sciences on British defence policy, nuclear deterrence and disarmament. 15pp.

Text of a speech on the UK government since 1945, made in 1990

COOPER, F 5/1/53
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1990

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a lecture by Cooper given to American alumni at Pembroke College, Oxford, on changes in the organisation and running of the government since 1945, including an appraisal of Margaret Thatcher's time as Prime Minister. 23pp.

Text of a speech on the UK and the future of defence, [1980-1990]

COOPER, F 5/1/70
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[1980 - 1990]

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper looking at the future of national and international defence from a British perspective. 2 versions. 26pp.

Text of a speech on the relationship between government and industry, [1988]

COOPER, F 5/1/48
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[1988]

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper on the relationship between Government, financiers and industry. 11pp.

Text of a speech on the possibility of invasion, at an Intelligence training course, Jan 1942

LIDDELL HART 12/1942/1-2
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1942 Jan 7

Part of LIDDELL HART, Capt Sir Basil Henry (1895-1970)

Text of the summing-up address for an Intelligence Course, Greystone Castle, and the syllabus of the course, concerning the possibility of the invasion of the UK by Germany

Text of a speech on the peace time value of training for war, with related papers, 1944-1947

BROOKE-POPHAM 9/14
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1944 Aug 25 - 1947 Oct 26

Part of BROOKE-POPHAM, ACM Sir Robert (1878-1953)

Material collected by Brooke-Popham for a speech on 'Training for war and its value in peace', including a text of the speech with alterations, newscuttings and notes on leadership and humanity. 1 file, 19 items.

Text of a speech on the need for nuclear defence, 1992

COOPER, F 5/1/59
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1992 May 15

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper given at a reunion for those who worked on the Grapple nuclear test project in the South Pacific, 1957, including comments on the importance of maintaining nuclear defence capabilities. 7pp.

Text of a speech on the future of warfare, Oct 1936

LIDDELL HART 12/1936/3
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1936 Oct 22

Part of LIDDELL HART, Capt Sir Basil Henry (1895-1970)

Text of an address to the Whitefriars Club entitled, 'The real shape of things to come', a wide-ranging lecture on the future of warfare

Text of a speech on the future of UK aeronautical engineering, 1987

COOPER, F 5/1/44
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1987 Dec 10

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of the 76th Wilbur and Orville Wright Lecture, given to the Royal Aeronautical Society by Ivan R Yates, Deputy Chief Executive (Engineering), British Aerospace Plc, on 'Future Engineering Projects, or, Engineering the Future for UK Ltd'. 98pp.

Text of a speech on the future of European defence, 1986

COOPER, F 5/1/38
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1986 Oct

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper given at a EUROGROUP seminar, Odense, Denmark, looking ahead at defence resources in the year 2000. 3pp.

Text of a speech on the future of defence, [1980-1990]

COOPER, F 5/1/69
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[1980 - 1990]

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper considering the future direction of defence. 25pp.

Text of a speech on the Armed Forces' relationship with government, 1982

COOPER, F 5/1/10
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1982 Oct 6

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a lecture by Cooper given at the Royal United Services Institute on the relationship between the Government, the Armed Forces and the Civil Service. 17pp.

Text of a speech on the Armed Forces and society, 1991

COOPER, F 5/1/56
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1991 Jul 8

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a lecture by Cooper given at the Army Staff College, on the relationship between the Armed Forces and wider society and the need for the Forces to adapt to societal change. 13pp.

Text of a speech on technological innovation, 1985

COOPER, F 5/1/32
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1985 Oct 11

Part of COOPER, Rt Hon Sir Frank (1922-2002)

Text of a speech by Cooper given at the Regular Forces Employment Association annual general meeting, on the technological advances of the 20th century and on the achievements of the Association. 8pp.

Text of a speech on technological innovation, 1984