Diaries, autobiographies and memoirs

Highlights here include the diaries of Alexander Cadogan who attended major inter-allied conferences and Cabinet meetings during the Second World War, and Jackie Broome’s autobiography (Captain in the Royal Navy)
Pocket diary
Reference Code:
SMVL 1/28
Date:
1937 (creation)
Description:
Including the Spanish Civil War.
Collection:
The Papers of Admiral Sir James Somerville


The Memoirs of Admiral Sir Manley Power
Reference Code:
MANP
Date:
1960-08 - 1980-08
Description:
Annotated typescript covering Power's career, particularly on his work with Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Admiral Sir John Cunningham [Commander-in-Chief, Mediterranean, from 1943] on the invasion of Sicily and Italy, his work with Admiral Sir Philip Vian and with Admiral 1st Lord Mountbatten. Includes further notes on Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham.