Honourable Conquests: An Account of the Enduring Work of the Royal Engineers Throughout the Empire by A.J. Smithers
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Overview: The continuing story of the Royal Engineers has three strands. Foremost is that of the soldier-engineer supporting the Army in the field. It can be found in most accounts of battles, for in most the Sapper was there, often spearheading an attack or securing a withdrawal. Not for nothing have fifty Victoria Crosses been won by Sappers for feats as epic as commanding the defence of Rorke’s Drift or as poignant as volunteering to remain in a collapsing tunnel to succour wounded comrades in the underground war in Flanders.
The second strand of the story tells of the Sapper as an inventor — ingenious adaptor of technology and science. In the age of burgeoning discoveries, Sappers made it their business as they do today to understand and exploit new ideas. Innovative building technology was applied to the construction of barracks, fortifications and public buildings; the Sappers’ early grasp of the principles of electricity and of diving techniques led to the development of submarine mining systems, the introduction of searchlights and the world’s first guided torpedo. Sappers were in the air for fifty years before the RAF, forming the first air unit in 1911. They ran signals for the Army until 1920, developed steam transport and helped give birth to the tank. The commander of the Tank Corps at Cambrai was a Sapper.
To many, however, it is the third strand that provides the most enthralling tale. In 1820 the Corps provided nearly half the country’s qualified engineers. As a result, their expertise was in great demand throughout the Empire and in other spheres of British influence for bringing the necessities of civilization. Much was expected of them in countries rich in natural resources but devoid of normal communications or comforts of modern life. They responded with feats approaching genius and made their mark not only in permanent monuments of stone and steel but also in the economic and social benefits they created in the communities where they worked. It required a special independence of character and sense of mission. They seem to have been aware that they were creating history but at the same time took it in their stride as if it were no more that the normal way of proceeding.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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Requirements: .ePUB reader, 7.5 MB
Overview: The continuing story of the Royal Engineers has three strands. Foremost is that of the soldier-engineer supporting the Army in the field. It can be found in most accounts of battles, for in most the Sapper was there, often spearheading an attack or securing a withdrawal. Not for nothing have fifty Victoria Crosses been won by Sappers for feats as epic as commanding the defence of Rorke’s Drift or as poignant as volunteering to remain in a collapsing tunnel to succour wounded comrades in the underground war in Flanders.
The second strand of the story tells of the Sapper as an inventor — ingenious adaptor of technology and science. In the age of burgeoning discoveries, Sappers made it their business as they do today to understand and exploit new ideas. Innovative building technology was applied to the construction of barracks, fortifications and public buildings; the Sappers’ early grasp of the principles of electricity and of diving techniques led to the development of submarine mining systems, the introduction of searchlights and the world’s first guided torpedo. Sappers were in the air for fifty years before the RAF, forming the first air unit in 1911. They ran signals for the Army until 1920, developed steam transport and helped give birth to the tank. The commander of the Tank Corps at Cambrai was a Sapper.
To many, however, it is the third strand that provides the most enthralling tale. In 1820 the Corps provided nearly half the country’s qualified engineers. As a result, their expertise was in great demand throughout the Empire and in other spheres of British influence for bringing the necessities of civilization. Much was expected of them in countries rich in natural resources but devoid of normal communications or comforts of modern life. They responded with feats approaching genius and made their mark not only in permanent monuments of stone and steel but also in the economic and social benefits they created in the communities where they worked. It required a special independence of character and sense of mission. They seem to have been aware that they were creating history but at the same time took it in their stride as if it were no more that the normal way of proceeding.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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