| Description | The file includes: details and some costings of militaria suppliers and available books both for Vietnam/USA and the Third Reich [Nazi Germany], of note concerning the later are details of Nazi songs and letters from Frewin to dealers listing required book titles, 1983-5; correspondence with the School of Oriental and African Studies [SOAS] concerning their library, 1984; script scouting details for The Last Parallel, Martin Russ about a American Marine in Korea, 18 Oct 1980; glossary of war terms from Fields of Fire, James Webb; synopsises of novels for example, The Noblest Roman, David Halberstam and The Phantom Blooper, Gustav Hasford [author of The Short-timers on which the film is based]; a memo from Frewin to Kubrick, 24 Feb 1984, contains jokes/quotes by Bob Hope related to Vietnam.
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