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By J. H. Joiner

army bridging, frequently impeded via mines and adverse enemy fireplace, is an important a part of the development of any glossy military. Britain's Royal Engineers have performed a number one function during this an important army operation, from the ravines at the back of the D-Day seashores to fresh operations in Bosnia and Kosovo. The Royal Engineers have displayed fantastic ingenuity in constructing responses to the expanding quantities of firepower directed at bridging troops. This definitive learn has been ready with the help of the Royal Engineers and includes information on a hundred and seventy items of bridging gear, the background of all Royal Engineer attack squadrons, and bills of all Victoria Crosses received in the course of bridging actions.

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