| Churchill/AMEL 1/3 contains: |
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| <-- See earlier |
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| 3 |
War letters A - K |
| 4 |
War letters L - Z |
| 5 |
War letters (unfiled) |
| 6 |
Letters, A - Z |
| 7 |
Unfiled loose correspondence |
| 8 |
War Office August-September 1914: outbreak of war |
| 9 |
War Office August-September 1914: recruiting campaign |
| 10 |
War Office August-September 1914: Montagu House Committee |
| 11 |
General articles 1914-18: official naval despatches No 3 |
| 12 |
General articles 1914-18 |
| 13 |
General articles 1914-18 |
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The Papers of Leopold Amery
| Title |
War Office August-September 1914: outbreak of war |
| Reference |
AMEL 1/3/8
(former reference: Box 113) |
| Covering Dates |
Aug 1914-Jan 1930 |
| Extent and Medium |
1 file |
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| Content and context |
Includes: extract from a German cavalry officer's diary on the first few days after the outbreak of war; notes by LSA on events in Parliament and literary sources describing events; reprint of an article by L J Maxse [Editor of the National Review] on the build-up to the declaration of war, particularly a discussion between individuals including himself, Lieutenant-General Henry Wilson [Director of Military Operations at Army Headquarters] and LSA on bringing the Unionist Opposition in to press the Government into supporting France and Russia; extract from the National Review on events between 1st and 4th of August 1914; cutting of an article by Sir [Joseph] Austen Chamberlain on events in early August. |
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