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With a Royal Engineers Field Company in France & Italy: April 1915 to the Armistice Kindle Edition

by V.F. Eberle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
A memoir of the First World War from the rare perspective of an engineer.

VF Eberle MC joined up upon the outbreak of the war in No 2 Field Company Royal Engineers, 48th (South Midland) Division, the same company as his brother, who was a captain. He was commissioned before sailing for France at the end of March 1915 and remained with it for the rest of the war. In that time he saw action on the Somme and in the Advance to the Hindenburg Line before his Division took part for most of the Battle of Third Ypres (Passchendaele). Transferred to Italy at the end of 1917, he took part in the final stages of the war, including the Battle of Asiago. Besides his eloquent description of the work of a field company RE, he spends some time in outlining his role in the development of the Bangalore Torpedo.

Based on his wartime letters, diaries, and records—which can now be consulted in the Imperial War Museum—this book gives a detailed picture of the employment of a field company in war, during both periods of both relative tranquility and major offensives. There are relatively few memoirs of Royal Engineers’ officers, especially of those in his position, so close to the line. The memoirs benefit from his key eye for observation and his skillful use of the material available to him, making this a fine addition to the literature of the Great War.
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    325 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Pen & Sword Military
  4. Publication date
    March 30, 2020
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About the Author

VF Eberle was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Oxford, where he read English. A member of the Royal Engineer Volunteers whilst in the OTC at Clifton - and coming from an oil industry background, in which he was working in the family firm at the outbreak of the War - his choice of arm is perhaps not so surprising.

He was a keen sportsman, most notably rugby, and he retained close connections with both Bristol and Gloucestershire rugby clubs for the rest of his life.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B089HNJ9C3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pen & Sword Military (March 30, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 30, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 13.4 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 325 pages
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    Very hard to put down once you start to read this, it goes through all the emotions of war as it was then during WW1.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars History of engineers Regiment.
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    A very interesting and historical book on WW1 Engineers. A book to be read by those who are interested in this historical period.
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