File Folder 3: Fortitude., 01/01/1982-12/31/1982

File — Box: 12, Folder: 41

Identifier: 90186

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains the research and subject files, interview tapes, including transcripts, and related material of the noted writer and journalist Larry Collins. Included in this collection are the materials for Collins' five collaborative works with French journalist and writer Dominique Lapierre, as well as the three novels he authored alone. The collection has been arranged chronologically according to the dates of publication for his works. The collectins holds material related to all of Collins' nine books, excluding his compilations of Lord Louis Mountbatten's papers.

Dates

01/01/1982-12/31/1982

Collection-level Access Restrictions

Most manuscripts collections at the Georgetown University Booth Family Center for Special Collections are open to researchers; however, restrictions may apply to some collections. Collections stored off site require a minimum of three days for retrieval. For use of all manuscripts collections, researchers are advised to contact the Booth Family Center for Special Collections in advance of any visit.

Extent

From the Collection: 22 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Contains file folder 3 of the typed notes, photocopies, and related material compiled by Larry Collins during his research for Fall From Grace (c. 1985), also referred to as Projet "La Chatte," regarding the crucial deception of the Fortitude operation that allowed the Normandy landings to be launched.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

FALL FROM GRACE - LC FILE FOL 3 RE FORTITUDE, CRUCIAL DECEPTION: Typescript

COLLINS, LARRY - FALL FILE FOL 3 RE FORTITUDE, CRUCIAL DECEPTION: Typescript

FORTITUDE - FALL FILE FOLDER 3 RE THE CRUCIAL DECEPTION: Typescript

DECEPTION, WW II - FALL FILE FOL 3 NOTES RE FORTITUDE, CRUCIAL DECEPTN: Typescript

WORLD WAR II, DECEPTION - FALL FILE FOL 3 NOTES RE FORTITUDE: Typescript

NORMANDY LANDINGS - FALL FILE FOL 2 NOTES RE FORTITUDE, CRUCIAL DECPTN: Typescript