The Somerville Papers is a selected edition of Admiral James Somerville's private and official correspondence rather than a continuous narrative biography. Michael Simpson prepared the collection with assistance from John Somerville. The Navy Records Society first published it in 1996, and the reviewed edition later appeared through Routledge. The editorial structure lets readers move from personal papers to formal reports and orders. The volume preserves the documentary detail from which operational history can be reconstructed.
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The Somerville Papers preserve private and official command records
Michael Simpson's edited selection makes Admiral James Somerville's correspondence available as a detailed operational research source.