ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner
Published by Leo Cooper
in 2001
ISBN: 0850527880
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- ENGINEERING
- BRIDGES
- HISTORY
ONE MORE RIVER TO CROSS: THE STORY OF BRITISH MILITARY BRIDGING
Written by J.H. Joiner.
Stock no. 1829812
1st.
2001.
Hardback.
Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
The use and development of British military bridging from Edward I's invasion of Wales in 1282 to up-to-the-minute operations such as support for the United Nations' intervention in the Balkans. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos. xix and 476 pages including index. ISBN: 0850527880. A lovely copy!
Front cover
Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO MILITARY BRIDGING
- CHAPTER 2 FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
- CHAPTER 3 THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
- CHAPTER 4 THE FIRST WORLD WAR
- CHAPTER 5 THE EARLY YEARS AT CHRISTCHURCH
- CHAPTER 6 REARMAMENT IN THE 1930'S
- CHAPTER 7 THE OUTBREAK OF WAR AND THE BAILEY STORY
- CHAPTER 8 THE EQUIPMENTS OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
- CHAPTER 9 THE SECOND WORLD WAR - NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY
- CHAPTER 10 THE SECOND WORLD WAR - NW EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST
- CHAPTER 11 THE POSTWAR ERA
- CHAPTER 12 BRIDGING FOR THE 1970'S AND 80'S
- CHAPTER 13 ASSAULT / ARMOURED BRIDGING SINCE THE WAR
- CHAPTER 14 POSTWAR BRIDGING OPERATIONS
- CHAPTER 15 BRIDGING INTO THE FUTURE
- APPENDICES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX