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WHITE, Maj Gen Percival Napier (1901-1982)

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Title WHITE, Maj Gen Percival Napier (1901-1982)
 
Subject Armed forces
East West relations
Higher science education
International organizations
International politics
International relations
Military doctrine
Military engineering
Military exercises
Military organizations
Nuclear warfare
Organizations
State security
Warfare
 
Description

Papers relating to his work at SHAPE, 1953-1955, dated 1953-1955 and 1957, comprising 'Some brief thoughts on problem of co-ordination of progress in study of the tactical use of the atom bomb', draft text by White, Sep 1953; draft of directive from Supreme Allied Commander Europe to Commanders-in-Chief concerning the future form of land battle in Europe, 1954; typescript notes on 'The philosophy of the future land/air battle' written by White for FM Sir Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein and of Hindhead, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, Jun 1955; unsigned typescript 'Notes for discussion between Marshal Juin and Field Marshal Montgomery' on 24 Aug 1955, relating to the organisation of NATO land forces; 'Memorandum on the economics of Western defence' by Montgomery, dated 1955; 'Organisation for war in modern times', text of lecture to Royal United Service Institution by Montgomery, 12 Oct 1955; texts of Montgomery's final addresses to staff of SHAPE exercises CPX 5 and CPX 7, mainly concerning international organisation for future war, 1955 and 1957.


 
Publisher Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, King's College London
 
Date 2000-07-24
 
Type text
 
Format text/html
 
Identifier http://www.aim25.ac.uk/cgi-bin/vcdf/detail?coll_id=235&inst_id=21
 
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