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Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-19. Geological Work on the Western Front.
1st Ed., 71pp., num. photos., fldg. drawings, diagrams, sketches & maps. Chatham: RE Institution.
1922
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Another typically detailed & well-illustrated volume in this series with much on tunnelling & mining in Flanders & other geological work in relation to operations &c., with an impressive range of photos. & sectional drawings, coloured maps & diagrams. Orig. blue cloth, VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£225
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BARRIE (Alexander)
War Underground: The Tunnellers of the Great War.
1st Ed., 272pp., 22 photos., 5 maps & diagrams (inc eps). VG in dw. Muller.
1961
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Excellent account of Western Front mining from inception through to the victory of Messines Ridge. Uncommon 1st. Ed., VG in little worn dw. See illustration on our website.
£35
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BARTON (Peter), DOYLE (P.) & VANDEWALLE (J.)
Beneath Flanders Fields: The Tunnellers' War 1914-18.
1st Ed., 304pp., 4to, profusely illustrated with photos., maps & plans (some in colour). VG in dw. Staplehurst: Spellmount.
2004
#62641
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Lavish & impressive fully illustrated record of RE Tunneling Companies & their work in the Ypres Salient, including fascinating accounts with colour photos. of recent 'battlefield archaeology' undertaken by the authors & their colleagues. Original hardback edition, VG in dw. See illustrations on our website.
£25
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GRAHAM (Capt. H.W., MC, RE)
The Life of a Tunnelling Company, Being an Intimate Story of the Life of the 185th Tunnelling Company, Royal Engineers, in France during the Great War, 1914-1918.
Intro. by Lt.-Col. R.G. Stokes, DSO, OBE, MC, late Controller of Mines, 1st Army, BEF. 1st Ed., xv+180pp., 19 sketch portraits of officers, one of dog, map. Hexham: J. Catherall & Co. (Printers) Ltd.
1927
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Personal narrative & unit history of 185 T.C. from the author's arrival in February 1916 onwards, mainly ops. on the Arras-Vimy front. Roll of officers. Orig. blue cloth, gilt, VG & very scarce account. See illustration on our website.
£165
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GRIEVE (Capt. W. Grant) & NEWMAN (Bernard)
Tunnellers: The Story of the Tunnelling Companies, Royal Engineers, during the Great War.
1st Ed., 334pp., 9 plates, num. sketches, maps & plans. VG in dw. Herbert Jenkins.
1936
#65569
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Invaluable study. Orig. wheat cloth, titled in red, near fine in little worn dw (a little soiled & chipped, neat internal repairs). Rare in dw. See illustration on our website.
£225
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NEILL (J.C., late Lt., NZ Tunnelling Coy.) Ed.
The New Zealand Tunnelling Company 1915-1919.
1st Ed., iv+159pp., 31 photos., 4 fldg. maps, 6 diagrams. Auckland: W&T.
1922
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From formation to disbandment: served in France from March 1916 onwards, almost entirely in the chalky Arras region, inc. Battle of Arras 1917, Cambrai, &c. Roll of Hon., awards & nominal rolls. "The technical aspects are interesting, even to the non-specialist reader. The author explains the differences between the methods developed by the NZ Engineers & those of their British Army counterparts. The New Zealanders operated mainly in the chalk areas around Arras. They occupied some of the natural caves which they extended until they were 40 feet in height & several hundred feet across..." - Perkins. Orig. brown cloth, little spotted o/w VG & rare. See illustration on our website.
£245
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SOMERSET (W.H.B.) et al.
On the Western Front: 1/3rd Batt. Monmouthshire Regiment.
1st Ed., 127pp., 22 photos., 3 fldg. col. maps, plan. Abegavenny: Seargeant Bros.
1926
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France 1915 & flung into 2nd Ypres, losing heavily in the battles along the Menin Road; mining ops. at Hill 60 then Pioneer Bn. 49th Div. Disbanded Aug. 1916. Roll of Hon., awards. Orig. green paper covd. boards, titled in black, with red cloth backstrip. VG. See illustration on our website.
£60
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TROUNCE (Capt. H.D.)
Fighting the Boche Underground.
1st Ed., vii+234p., portrait frontis., 7 plates, fldg. sketch of trenches & tunnel systems. NY: Scribner's.
1918
#65946
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Memoirs of tunneling & mining by an American officer of the Royal Engineers (who later served in the USA Engineers), including operations at Vimy Ridge, Ancre, Arras, &c. The folding sketch is a remarkably interesting view of trench systems & tunnels, both above & below ground, detailing the opposing front lines & the organisation of the tunnels, from behind-the lines shelters & shafts to the front-end galleries &c. Orig. dec. printed paper covd. boards with green cloth backstrip, sp. marked, o/w VG & rare original edition. See illustrations on our website.
£125
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