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Facsimile of section on Poland from vol 1 of the 1680 edition of The English atlas by Moses Pitt (Z Tebinka, New York, 1943), [presented to Brooke by a Polish Army officer, Jan 1944].

Polish Armed Forces through the ages, compiled by W Dziewanowski and A Minkiewicz, with foreword by Lt Gen M Kukiel and illustrations by K Pacewicz (Orbis Polish Travel Office, London, 1944), signed by Polish Gen K Sosnokowski and presented to Brooke by Kukiel, May 1944.

Bound history of Allied Force Headquarters, Aug 1942-Jul 1944, compiled by historical sections of Allied Force Headquarters and North African (later Mediterranean) Theater of Operations, United States Army.

A collection of Gen (Bernard Law) Montgomery's personal messages to the Eighth Army: El Alamein-Ortona, 23 October 1942-31 December 1943', printed and bound by Printing and Stationery Services, 21 Army Group.

A collection of FM (Bernard Law) Montgomery's personal messages to 21 Army Group: Normandy to the Baltic, 6 June 1944-8 May 1945', printed and bound by Printing and Stationery Services, 21 Army Group, 1945.

Ten chapters' by FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, an account of his activities, 1942-1945, mainly facsimiles of notes by Rt Hon Winston (Leonard Spencer) Churchill, Prime Minister, from Montgomery's autograph book, printed by Printing and Stationary Services, 21 Army Group.

Printed programmes for the ceremony of the Installation of Knights of the Order of the Bath, Westminster Abbey, London, 1951, 1956, 1960. With related cutting from The Times, 25 May 1951, and letter to Brooke from C H Colquhoun, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, St James's Palace, 29 Aug 1961, confirming return of the Order of the Bath mantle and cordons borrowed by Brooke.

Bound copy of papers issued to Commanders by Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, in preparation for War Office Exercise EVOLUTION, Aug 1946.

The conquest of Sicily', bound copy of despatch FM Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, 1st Viscount Alexander of Tunis, on Allied operations in Sicily, 10 Jul-17 Aug 1943

Printed report on War Office Exercise SPEARHEAD, May 1947, Staff College, Camberley, sent to Brooke by Montgomery, Sep 1947

Cross-Channel attack by Gordon A Harrison (Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, Washington, 1951), part of Official History of United States Army in World War Two, with covering letter from Maj Gen Orlando Ward, Chief of Military History, US Department of the Army.

Britain's homage to 28 000 American dead (London, The Times Publishing Company, 1952), with covering letter to Brooke from John Astor, Chairman, The Times Publishing Company.

Papers relating to the House of Lords, including programmes for State opening of Parliament, 1945-1946; typescript account of the procedure for introducing a peer to the House, [1946]; correspondence concerning Brooke's leave of absence from the House, 1958-1959.

Correspondence concerning army ceremonial dress regulations, mainly letters and memoranda to Brooke from the War Office, 1950-1962, concerning occasions when Field Marshal's Baton should be carried, and change of regulations on the wearing of frock coats, 1962.

Papers relating to the Order of the Garter, mainly printed programmes of investiture ceremonies and installation services. With correspondence, 1953-1954, relating to Brooke's membership of the Royal Victorian Order and Order of the Bath and to window in Canterbury Cathedral commemorating Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation.

Papers relating to royal celebrations and functions, including City of Plymouth's official programme of festivities on occasion of King George V's Silver Jubilee, 6-12 May 1935; The form and order of the service that is to be performed and the ceremonies that are to be observed in the Coronation of their Majesties King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...' (Eyre and Spottiswoode, London, 1937); programme of ceremonies and official souvenir programme for Coronation of King George VI, 12 May 1937; copy of official War Office photograph of Col Bernard Law Montgomery and King George VI, [1937].

Printed programmes for royal celebrations and functions, notably marriage of Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) and Lt Philip Mountbatten (later Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh), 20 Nov 1947; unveiling and dedication of World War Two panels of Royal Artillery War Memorial, Hyde Park Corner, London, 29 May 1949; Royal Guest Night, Royal Artillery Mess, Woolwich, 7 Dec 1950, and opening of Royal Festival Hall, 3-9 May 1951.

Papers relating to Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation, 2 Jun 1953, including correspondence relating to Brooke's attendance, Dec 1952-Jun 1953; printed form and order of service for the Coronation ceremony, Westminster Abbey, 2 Jun 1953; The National Geographic Magazine, vol 104 no 3, Sep 1953, and Life magazine, 13 Jul 1953, including pictures of the Coronation ceremony and procession.

Printed programmes for royal celebrations and functions, including various Coronation Year events, 1953; installation of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother as Chancellor of the University of London, 24 Nov 1955; dedication of World War Two Roll of Honour, Royal Military Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst, 23 Oct 1956.