Key Information
Reference code
PYMAN 13/1/6
Title
Correspondence with Basil Liddell Hart, 1953-1958, about Liddell Hart's history of the Royal Tank Regiment, with related papers
Date(s)
- 1953 Mar 5 - 1958 Apr 2 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
1 file
Scope and content
Correspondence between Pyman and Capt Basil Henry Liddell Hart relating to Liddell Hart's The tanks-the history of the Royal Tank Regiment (Cassell, London, 1959) including a paper by Pyman entitled 'Comment on basic problems of European defence'; Liddell Hart's notes and diagrams explaining his plan for a 'new model' division, Sep 1956; papers by Liddell Hart entitled 'How the Allies let victory slip in 1944', 'Deep strategic penetration (by armoured forces thrusting ahead of the main mass)', 'The aims of Operation GOODWOOD' (2 Army attack south east of Caen). 1 file