Key Information
Reference code
TALBOT 5/9
Title
Articles by Field Marshal Sir William Slim, 1952, on subjects including the Korean War and National Service
Date(s)
- 1952 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
8 items
Scope and content
Papers relating to FM Sir William Slim, ex-Chief of the Imperial General Staff, comprising: typescript paper, 'Our army', text of radio broadcast by Slim concerning Army life, 2 Nov 1952, 4 pp; series of seven consecutive newspaper articles by Slim in The Star concerning his support for National Service, the regular Army, the voluntary service in the Army, and the Korean War, Sep 1952-Dec 1952. 8 items