



Hart, Sir, Basil Henry Liddell, 1895-1970, Knight, Captain, military historian Administrative / Biographical historyīorn in Paris in 1895 educated at St Paul's London and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge commissioned into the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, 1914 served in World War One, in Ypres and the Somme, 1914-1918 selected for the Royal Tank Corps, but invalided and retired on half pay, 1924 retired from the army as Capt, 1927 military correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, 1925-1935 and The Times, 1935-1939 author 1918-1970 personal adviser to Leslie Hore-Belisha, Secretary of State for War, 1937-1938 died in 1970. Identity statement Reference code(s) GB0099 KCLMA Liddell Hart B H Title LIDDELL HART, Capt Sir Basil Henry (1895-1970) Date(s) Created 1870-1976 Level of description collection Extent and medium of the unit of description (quantity, bulk, or size) 10.57 cubic metres or 537 boxes and 720 volumes of papers Context Name of creator(s)
