Author Research Assistance

Stealthily by Night - Ian Trenowden 1995 (Crecy Books)

Clandestine beach reconnaissance and operations in World War II - Alec Colson assisted the author Ian Trenowden by providing photographs, documentation and personal memories

An invaluable contribution

A first edition of the book was given to Alec by ian Tronowden with the inscription "for Alec with gratitude - no one could have contributed more to the production of this book" Ian Trenowden 25/11/95

Correspondence

Alec was carried on a detailed correspondence with Ian Trenowden which began in 1988. This is held in about 10 ring bound files. It charts every stage as the author developed his conception

Alec with the author Ian Trenowden

Ian Trenowden responds

Approached by Alec Colson, a former COPPist with a request to find documents for the Royal Engineers Museum, he became interested in the subject