Work Of The Royal Engineers In The European War 1914-1918: Inundations: Work Of The Royal Engineers In The European War 1914-1918: Inundations - Couverture souple

Addison, Col G. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845743385 ISBN 13 : 9781845743383

Editeur : Naval and Military Press, 2009

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

Flooding, or in military terminology ‘inundation’,formed part of the Belgian defence plan, and in the first three months of the war inundations were formed at Antwerp in accordance with that plan and had some success in interfering with the German advance. The opening of the sea gates at Nieuport, which allowed the tides to flood the country between Nieuport and Dixmude covered the main defensive line in the coastal area right up to the German retreat in 1918. This book provides an account of the use of inundations by the BEF or preparations for their use at the time of the German advance in 1918. It also describes the German use of inundations. For the benefit of the Royal Engineers it gives advice on the information required for forecasting inundations and it lists a number of deductions on their use drawn from the experience of 1914-18. The map is of the Western Front from the North sea down to the Oise (south of St Quentin) illustrating inundation schemes.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

An account of the use of flooding by the BEF and the Germans as part of defensive operations on the Western Front.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Naval and Military Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845743385
• ISBN 13: 9781845743383
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 28