Military engineering (PART IIIb): Military Bridging - Bridges
United Kingdom. War Office
Published by HMSO,, 1914
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Title: Military engineering (PART IIIb): Military ...
Publisher: HMSO,
Publication Date: 1914
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
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Military Engineering. (Part IIIB. ): Military Bridging--Bridges
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His Magesty's Stationery Office, London, 1914
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Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Presumed first edition/first printing. [10], 212, [17] p. Includes: illustrations, diagrams. Part IIIB ONLY. XCV plates. Fold-outs. Formulas. Tables. Excerpts from an on-line encyclopedia posting: "military bridge, temporary bridge that must usually be constructed in haste by military engineers, from available materials, frequently under fire. The earliest types historically were pontoon bridges i.e., floating bridges that rest on stationary boats. By the 17th century, bridging equipment was part of the train of European and Turkish armies, with pontoons fashioned not only of timber but also of leather, copper, and tin. Pneumatic pontoons with steel roadways made their appearance during World War II. Military trestles were built in considerable numbers in the wars of the 19th century. Military pontoon bridges are usually built either by successively extending outward from the shore or by constructing whole sections as rafts and floating them into position. Truss bridges, for use where riverbanks are steep or navigation must be kept open, are made up in panels readily bolted together. Military truss bridges were pioneered in World War II by the highly successful British-invented Bailey bridge, which played an especially important role in the Allied campaign in Italy." Good. Cover has some wear and soiling. Writing on Foredge. Stamp on t-p. Pencil erasure residue on fep. Boards weak. Seller Inventory # 70217