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- 1945 - 1953 (Creation)
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Liddell Hart articles on the German generals, including 'Verdict on Germany's military leaders' typed paper (number 2453) headed Atlas Despatches Limited [1948]; 'The German generals talk about the Red Army' Infantry Journal, Washington DC, Mar 1949;'The Red Army as seen by the German generals' The Tank, Oct 1951; 'Les chefs militaires allemands vus par un Anglais' Le Monde Illustré, 30 Mar 1946; typescripts of articles annotated 'Harpers Magazine written 1945' entitled 'The German generals, part 1, Seeckt, Brauchitsch, Halder, Bock, and especially Rommel' and 'The German generals, part 2, Kluge, Model and Rundstedt' [published Feb 1946]; 'Footnote on the German generals' Harpers Magazine, Apr 1946; 'The German generals' typescript article annotated 'New English Review Feb [1946]'; series of 5 articles 'Hitler's generals tell all' Sunday Dispatch, 8 Sep-6 Oct 1946; with reply 'My reply to the German generals' by Robert Gilbert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart of Denham Sunday Dispatch, 13 Oct 1946; 'German military chiefs, expert (Liddell Hart) tells why they failed' New Zealand Herald, Auckland, New Zealand, 7 Feb 1945; 'Post-mortem on Hitler's military leaders' Adelaide Advertiser, Australia, 30 Jan 1946; 'Germany's war leaders were uneasy military bedfellows' Trinidad Guardian, Port of Spain, Trinidad, 20 Jan 1946; 'Mitschuld aft der anderen seite' article in German about Liddell Hart Kieler Nachrichten, 3 Sep 1949 with English translation; and typescript transcript of interview of Liddell Hart by Le Figaro, Paris, France, in English relating to German FM Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel [1953]; also including typescripts of Liddell Hart's Sunday Dispatch articles mentioned above with an unpublished sixth article 'How Hitler foundered at Stalingrad'; 2 articles 'A bâton rompus avec Liddell Hart' in French L'Armée-La Nation, Brussels, Belgium, Oct and Nov 1947; with correspondence including Sir Charles (Alexander) Petrie, 3rd Bt Carrowcarden, managing editor New English Review; editor Daily Express; editor News Chronicle; and 'The German soldier' letter to the editor of The Times by Liddell Hart, 22 Sep 1951. 1 file