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Supporting Tunnelling Operations in the Great War: The Alphabet Company - Couverture souple

Finlayson, Damien

 
9781526740182: Supporting Tunnelling Operations in the Great War: The Alphabet Company
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1526740184 ISBN 13 : 9781526740182
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2018

Synopsis

Few soldiers on the Western Front had heard of the Australian Electrical and Mechanical Mining and Boring Company, even after it had been renamed the 'Alphabet Company' by an AIF wag. Yet many knew the work of this tiny unit which numbered fewer than 300 at full strength. Despite its small size, the Alphabet Company's influence was enormous and spanned the entire British sector of the Western Front, from the North Sea to the Somme.

This is the story of the 'Alphabeticals' who, led by Major Victor Morse, DSO, operated and maintained pumps, generators, ventilation fans, drilling equipment and other ingenious devices in extreme circumstances. Given the horrendous conditions in which the troops lived and fought, this equipment was desperately needed, as were the men who operated it in the same, often nightmarish setting.

This is the first account of the dynamic little unit that was the Alphabet Company, a unit that has been neglected by history for a century. It is the story of the men, their machinery and the extraordinary grit they displayed in performing some of the most difficult tasks in a war noted for the horrific conditions in which it was waged. They do not deserve to be forgotten.

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À propos de l'auteur

Damien Finlayson is an amateur military historian with a special interest in the First World War. He has worked as a hydrogeologist with a private consulting company for the past twenty years and holds a Bachelor and Master degree in science. Damien is a member of the Western Front Association. His articles on the Australian tunnelling companies have appeared in the association's journal Stand To! and the journal of the Australian Military Historical Society, Sabretache.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Military
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1526740184
ISBN 13 
9781526740182
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
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