Engineers Of Independence
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Engineers Of Independence
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Author : Paul K. Walker
language : en
Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
Release Date : 2002-08
Engineers Of Independence written by Paul K. Walker and has been published by The Minerva Group, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08 with History categories.
This collection of documents, including many previously unpublished, details the role of the Army engineers in the American Revolution. Lacking trained military engineers, the Americans relied heavily on foreign officers, mostly from France, for sorely needed technical assistance. Native Americans joined the foreign engineer officers to plan and carry out offensive and defensive operations, direct the erection of fortifications, map vital terrain, and lay out encampments. During the war Congress created the Corps of Engineers with three companies of engineer troops as well as a separate geographer's department to assist the engineers with mapping. Both General George Washington and Major General Louis Lebéque Duportail, his third and longest serving Chief Engineer, recognized the disadvantages of relying on foreign powers to fill the Army's crucial need for engineers. America, they contended, must train its own engineers for the future. Accordingly, at the war's end, they suggested maintaining a peacetime engineering establishment and creating a military academy. However, Congress rejected the proposals, and the Corps of Engineers and its companies of sappers and miners mustered out of service. Eleven years passed before Congress authorized a new establishment, the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
Engineers Of Independence
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Author : Paul K. Walker
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Engineers Of Independence written by Paul K. Walker and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Government publications categories.
Engineers Of Independence
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Author : Paul K.. WALKER
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Engineers Of Independence written by Paul K.. WALKER and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with ETATS-UNIS categories.
Washington S Engineer
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Author : Norman Desmarais
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2021-03-16
Washington S Engineer written by Norman Desmarais and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-16 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The French were the archenemies of the British and her American colonies, particularly after the French and Indian War which was begun by George Washington. So, why did America look to the French as their principal ally in the American Revolution and why did General George Washington choose a Frenchman as his chief engineer? This biography of Louis Duportail, founder and first Commandant of the Army Corps of Engineers, begins by exploring those questions. It then explores the life of this man, who is virtually unknown in America and less known in his native France. This is an unique biography about an overlooked, even obscure, French officer that was instrumental in the American cause for independence. As a complete biography, it covers his return to France and his service in the French army. Cementing his role in the seminal events of the era, readers will also learn of his problems under the Reign of Terror and his escape to the United States where he purchased a quite farm near Valley Forge. It concludes with his unusual death at sea and the problems of settling his estate. Duportail died in the greatest anonymity, in the greatest indifference, without earthly burial, without military honors, a dedicated monument to his glory in service to France or the United States, and without intervention of his brothers in arms to honor and recall his memory.
Engineers Engaging Community
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Author : Carolyn Oldham
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2022-06-01
Engineers Engaging Community written by Carolyn Oldham and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Water and energy are fundamental elements of community well-being and economic development, and a key focus of engineering efforts the world over. As such, they offer outstanding opportunities for the development of socially just engineering practices. This work examines the engineering of water and energy systems with a focus on issues of social justice and sustainability. A key theme running through the work is engaging community on water and energy engineering projects: How is this achieved in diverse contexts? And, what can we learn from past failures and successes in water and energy engineering? The book includes a detailed case study of issues involved in the provision of water and energy, among other needs, in a developing and newly independent nation, East Timor.
Engineer Historical Studies
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Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Historical Division
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
Engineer Historical Studies written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Historical Division and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.
Engineers Engaging Community
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Author : Carolyn Oldham
language : en
Publisher: Morgan & Claypool Publishers
Release Date : 2013
Engineers Engaging Community written by Carolyn Oldham and has been published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Political Science categories.
Water and energy are fundamental elements of community well-being and economic development, and a key focus of engineering efforts the world over. As such, they offer outstanding opportunities for the development of socially just engineering practices. This work examines the engineering of water and energy systems with a focus on issues of social justice and sustainability. A key theme running through the work is engaging community on water and energy engineering projects: How is this achieved in diverse contexts? And, what can we learn from past failures and successes in water and energy engineering? The book includes a detailed case study of issues involved in the provision of water and energy, among other needs, in a developing and newly independent nation, East Timor.
The Military Engineer
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948
The Military Engineer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948 with Military engineering categories.
"Directory of members, constitution and by-laws of the Society of American Military Engineers, 1935" inserted in v. 27.
Thirty Years Hundred Stories
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Author : Liu Fook Thim
language : en
Publisher: Flipside Digital Content Company Inc.
Release Date : 2016-04-29
Thirty Years Hundred Stories written by Liu Fook Thim and has been published by Flipside Digital Content Company Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-29 with Business & Economics categories.
Engineers play a vital role in nation building. Since independence, they have been driving Singapore's efforts in industrialisation. Their vision, creativity and resilience gave Singapore a competitive edge, enabling a meteoric rise from Third World to First in one generation. Going forward, the government wants to make Singapore a "e;Smart Nation"e; - a nation where people live meaningful and fulfilled lives, enabled seamlessly by technology, offering exciting opportunities for all. Engineers are vital in making this happen. This book captures 100 stories of engineering accomplishments in Singapore over a span of 30 years as told by the Nanyang Technological Institute (now known as NTU) Pioneer Engineering Class of 85. They demonstrate the breadth and depth of the engineering landscape in our nation. If this book inspires some to take up an engineering career, it will have achieved its purpose.
The Secret War Of Independence
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Author : Helen Augur
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 1976
The Secret War Of Independence written by Helen Augur and has been published by Greenwood Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1976 with History categories.