Field Marshal Alan Brooke Papers

As Churchill’s military right-hand man, Brooke’s papers give a compelling insight into the Second World War.  The revealing collection ranges from incisive diaries to candid top secret letters signed by Montgomery, Eisenhower and Churchill.  They were under threat of being split up and sold off to private collectors until the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF) stepped in.  With a £182,000 grant, the NHMF is helping King's College London to buy the papers, ensuring they will