Author: Great Britain. War Office
Publisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5881966600
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313

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Author: Madhukar R. Joshi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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Author: Arthur Penrice Sayer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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Author: United States. Army
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 456

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Author: Joseph C. Fitzharris
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
ISBN: 1585445509
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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These words may seem to have been written by an advance infantry unit or a combat brigade, carrying out an assault against entrenched enemy troops. Instead, this hair-raising narrative comes from the diary of “B” Company of the 1303rd Engineer General Service Regiment, a “non-combat” unit attached to Patton’s Third Army during his epic pursuit of the retreating German forces across France during August, 1944. Though the 1303rd (called “the thirteen-third” by its soldiers) was supposed to perform its duties outside the zone of armed conflict, these men found themselves acting as the southern flank of Patton’s rapid advance. More than once, they had to re-build bridges the Germans had hastily destroyed in order to permit the continued advance of American troops—often doing so under enemy fire. Twice they were called upon to deploy as infantry in holding back German attacks. Careful editing and annotation by military historian Joseph C. Fitzharris corrects occasional lapses in the diary, clarifies references, and provides important context for following the movements and understanding the importance of Company B, the 1303rd, and its sister regiments. Patton’s Fighting Bridge Builders rewards its readers with a new understanding of both the messiness and the bravery of the Second World War.

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428915559
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 177

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Author: Ernest Franklin Robinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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Author: J. H. Joiner
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 0850527880
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 492

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Military bridging, often impeded by mines and hostile enemy fire, is a vital part of the advance of any modern army. Britain's Royal Engineers have played a leading role in this crucial military operation, from the ravines behind the D-Day beaches to recent operations in Bosnia and Kosovo. The Royal Engineers have displayed incredible ingenuity in developing responses to the increasing amounts of firepower directed at bridging troops. This definitive study has been prepared with the assistance of the Royal Engineers and contains details on 170 pieces of bridging equipment, the history of all Royal Engineer assault squadrons, and accounts of all Victoria Crosses won during bridging actions.

Author: Great Britain. War Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Military law
Languages : en
Pages : 1030

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Category : Military engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1166

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"Directory of members, constitution and by-laws of the Society of American military engineers. 1935" inserted in v. 27.