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Tunnellers

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Author : W. Grant Grieve
language : en
Publisher: London : H. Jenkins
Release Date : 1936

Tunnellers written by W. Grant Grieve and has been published by London : H. Jenkins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with Great Britain categories.

Directing The Tunnellers War

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Author : Phillip Robinson
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Release Date : 2021-01-18

Directing The Tunnellers War written by Phillip Robinson and has been published by Pen and Sword Military this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-01-18 with History categories.

A first-hand account of the underground work of the First World War—from the firing of mines to constructing subways to bureaucratic mishaps. With a background in mining and tunneling, Major H. R. Dixon was transferred to GHQ in Montreuil to handle mining plans and records. In due course he was appointed to a small group of Royal Engineers’ officers who operated as the eyes and ears of the Inspector of Mines. His activity in this role is particularly important for the period after the June 1917 Messines Offensive, when the use of mining for blows against the enemy substantially diminished—indeed, all but disappeared—and the tunneling companies were reallocated to a new range of tasks. Dixon was at the centre of staff activity that set about countering the effects of the German Kaiserslacht offensives in March, April and May 1918, and the preparations for a possible German breakthrough to the channel ports. Subsequently, with the allied advances of the ‘Last Hundred Days’, he became considerably occupied by the hazards of dealing with delayed action mines and booby traps. His manuscript, produced in 1933, remained no more than a draft until it was rescued some time ago by one of the editors from the Royal Engineers’ archives at Chatham. It recounts, by means of numerous humorous anecdotes, the personalities and work of the staff at GHQ, ranging from humble clerks and the misdemeanors of his batman to senior officers. He brings to life the exceptional endeavours of the often maligned senior staff and the individual characteristics of many senior staff officers who are otherwise but shadows in accounts of the Great War.

Tunnellers

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Author : W.Grant Grieve
language : en
Publisher: Conran Octopus
Release Date : 1936

Tunnellers written by W.Grant Grieve and has been published by Conran Octopus this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1936 with categories.

Tunnellers All

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Author : Edward Synton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1918

Tunnellers All written by Edward Synton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1918 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.

The Tunnellers

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Author : Raymond Hitchcock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-10-15

The Tunnellers written by Raymond Hitchcock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-15 with Fiction categories.

It is 1917 and 90-feet beneath the German trenches on the Messines Ridge in Flanders, two young British Sappers are guarding 60,000 pounds of explosives designed to blow the enemy positions sky high. But the enemy is already tunnelling towards them. Raymond Hitchcock's immaculately-researched World War I saga, first published in 1986, is a graphic description of trench warfare and the perilous work of the Tunnellers who fought their war beneath the trenches. The brutality of tunnel life, the tensions between officers and the men, the comradeship and the heroism of the battlefield are delicately contrasted with flashbacks to pre-war Somerset village life, making this a tense, exciting and surprisingly tender thriller.

War Underground

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Author : Alexander Barrie
language : en
Publisher: Spellmount, Limited Publishers
Release Date : 2000

War Underground written by Alexander Barrie and has been published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Intrenchments categories.

The history of tunnelling and mining operations on the Western Front in World War I.

The Tunnellers Of Holzminden With A Side Issue

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Author : H. G. Durnford
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-10-28

The Tunnellers Of Holzminden With A Side Issue written by H. G. Durnford and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-28 with Fiction categories.

In "The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)," H. G. Durnford transports readers to a unique and lesser-known aspect of World War I history. Durnford's narrative skillfully recounts the daring escape of Allied prisoners of war from Holzminden, a German prison camp. The "side-issue" adds depth to the story by exploring the experiences and challenges faced by prisoners of war during their captivity. Durnford's account sheds light on the courage, resourcefulness, and resilience of these prisoners as they navigate the harsh realities of war and confinement. This book serves as a testament to the indomitable human spirit and the lengths people will go to regain their freedom.

Beneath Flanders Fields

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Author : Peter Barton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013

Beneath Flanders Fields written by Peter Barton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with History categories.

The story of Britain and Germany's cat-and-mouse mine warfare - one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented, and mystifying conflicts of the Great War.

Tunnellers Of Holzminden Illu

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Author : Hugh George Edmund Durnford
language : en
Publisher: Echo Library
Release Date : 2016-09-29

Tunnellers Of Holzminden Illu written by Hugh George Edmund Durnford and has been published by Echo Library this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-29 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

An account of the escape tunnel dug by prisoners-of-war incarcerated at Holzminden in 1918. First published in 1920.

The Tunnellers Of Holzminden

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Author : Hugh George Durnford
language : en
Publisher: Theclassics.Us
Release Date : 2013-09

The Tunnellers Of Holzminden written by Hugh George Durnford and has been published by Theclassics.Us this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09 with categories.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ... preface A lmost exactly two years ago, as I write these lines, il the famous Holzminden Tunnel became history. Even then, when the sordid camp was still lending (and seemed likely to lend in perpetuum) its grey colour to every aspect of life, when sense of proportion was practically dormant and racial animosity intensified to the highest pitch, it was impossible to overlook the peculiar dramatic proprieties of the event. Some day, it was felt, this story might be fittingly told. And in the retrospect the feeling remains unaltered. The harsh angles have softened: the tumult and the shouting have died away to the remoter cells of memory: Captain Niemeyer (of the Reserve) has departed--God knows where! His imperial master is dragging out an unhappy old age in exile. The British protagonists and walkers-on in the 9-months struggle have scattered to the ends of the Empire on their lawful occasions. Once in a blue moon perhaps they think of it and rub their eyes. The details are already vague. The whole of their prison existence seems absurdly far away. But it is in the hope that they will care to follow with not uncritical interest the following plain unvarnished account of the Tunnel episode that I, a mere looker-on, have sorted out the threads and fitted the jumble together. If any think this an impertinence, may I plead that an ordinary stage hand may see more of the workings of a nine months run than the star performers? To them at any rate, protagonists, walkers-and lookers-on in the event, and their friends and relations I would address myself particularly. Through them alone can I hope to interest the British public in this simple tale of a strategically unimportant but highly successful sideshow, in Germany, in the dog days of 1918. I...