Abstract
THIS volume from its very nature lacks some of the thrilling interest which characterised some of the earlier volumes of the series to which it belongs, owing to jthe fact that it deals with a struggle against difficulties carried out for the most part at a distance from the enemy. When enemy action upset the plans of the Director of Works it was, save in the case of the bombing of hospitals, power stations, or important bases, generally due to a change in the plans of the whole army, in which the Director of Works had become necessarily involved. The struggle outlined in this volume is one to meet the demands of constant expansion and development with inadequate resources of labour, personnel, and equipment. Granted the conditions, it is marvellous how much was achieved and, on the whole, how successfully new demands were met.
The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War, 1914–1919.
Work under the Director of Works (France). Part 1: Historical; Part 2: Technical; Part 3: Maps and Plates. (Published by the Secretary, Institution of Royal Engineers, Chatham.) Pp. viii + 279 + 6 maps + 81 plates. (Chatham: W. and J. Mackay and Co., Ltd., 1924.) 21s.
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The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War, 1914–1919. Nature 114, 425 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114425a0
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