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==Regimental History==
''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers'' has been published in twelve volumes, the first four many being available online, [[Corps of Royal Engineers#Historical Books Online |refer below]]. The other volumes In addition there are* ''Volume V: The Home Front, France Flanders and Italy in the First World War''. ''Volume VI: Gallipoli, Macedonia, Egypt and Palestine 1914-18''. ''Volume VII: Campaigns in Mesopotamia and East Africa, and the inter-war period, 1918-38''. Volumes 5-7 edited by H.L. Pritchard, published 1952. Note: Volume VI does not include information about Signals as "The history of their work is being produced by the Royal Corps of Signals themselves"<ref>michaeldr. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/251301-royal-engineers-soldier-abandoned-in-gallipoli/?do=findComment&comment=2538402 Royal Engineers soldier abandoned in Gallipoli] ''Great War Forum'' 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.</ref>, so it is likely the other volumes for the WW1 period similarly do not include information about Signals.*''Volume VIII: Campaigns in France and Belgium, 1939-40; Norway, Middle East, East Africa, Western Desert, North West Africa, and activities in the U.K''. by Major-General R. P. Pakenham-Walsh. :''Volume IX: Campaigns in Sicily and Italy; the War Against Japan; North-west Europe, 1944-45; minor and non-operational areas; post-war, 1945-48'' by Major-General R. P. Pakenham-Walsh. Both published 1958. Note: ''War Against Japan'' includes c 200 pages regarding India, Burma, Hong Kong and Malaya. <ref>idler. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/book-content-question-r-e-history.59890/#post-692731 Book content question: R E History] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.</ref>*'' Volume X: 1945-1960''. ''Volume XI: 1960 to 1980''. ''Volume XII: 1980-2000''.
Available at the [[British Library]]. Also available from the Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE), as books or a CD-ROM.<ref>[https://www.instre.org/pages/publications/books-for-sale/corps-history.php Corps History] and [https://www.instre.org/pages/publications/current-publications/corps-history-cd-rom.php Corps History CD-ROM] The Institution of Royal Engineers (InstRE)</ref>
*[https://archive.org/details/historycorpsroy00watsgoog ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers Volume II''] by Maj-Gen Whitworth Porter 1889 Archive.org. Military History 1867- 1885, together with Part II Organization, Part III Departmental and Civil Work.
**[http://www.archive.org/stream/historycorpsroy00watsgoog#page/n61/mode/2up Vol II 2nd Afghan War and Egyptian Campaign 1882]''
*[https://archive.org/details/historyofcorpsof0003port/page/n5 ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume III''] by Colonel Sir Charles M Watson. 1915. Excludes India. Covers the Sudan Campaigns and Boer War 1899-1902. Archive.org Lending Library.[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-03.pdf 1954 Reprint edition] nzsappers.org.nz*[https://archive.org/details/historyofcorpsof0000port/page/n5 ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume IV''] [1885-1914] by Brigadier-General W Baker Brown 1952. Archive.org Lending Library. [https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-04.pdf nzsappers.org.nz version]*[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-05.pdf ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume V: The Home Front, France Flanders and Italy in the First World War'']. nzsappers.org.nz:[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-06.pdf ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume VI: Gallipoli, Macedonia, Egypt and Palestine 1914-18'']. nzsappers.org.nz:[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-07.pdf ''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume VII: Campaigns in Mesopotamia and East Africa, and the inter-war period, 1918-38'']. nzsappers.org.nz :Volumes 5-7 edited by H.L. Pritchard, published 1952. Note: Volume VI does not include information about Signals as "The history of their work is being produced by the Royal Corps of Signals themselves"<ref>michaeldr. [https://www.greatwarforum.org/topic/251301-royal-engineers-soldier-abandoned-in-gallipoli/?do=findComment&comment=2538402 Royal Engineers soldier abandoned in Gallipoli] ''Great War Forum'' 29 June 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.</ref>, so it is likely the other volumes for the WW1 period similarly do not include information about Signals.*[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-08.pdf''History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Volume VIII: Campaigns in France and Belgium, 1939-40; Norway, Middle East, East Africa, Western Desert, North West Africa, and activities in the U.K'']. by Major-General R. P. Pakenham-Walsh. nzsappers.org.nz:[https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Corps-History-Vol-09.pdf ''Volume IX: Campaigns in Sicily and Italy; the War Against Japan; North-west Europe, 1944-45; minor and non-operational areas; post-war, 1945-48''] by Major-General R. P. Pakenham-Walsh. Both published 1958. nzsappers.org.nz. Note: ''War Against Japan'' includes c 200 pages regarding India, Burma, Hong Kong and Malaya. <ref>idler. [http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/book-content-question-r-e-history.59890/#post-692731 Book content question: R E History] ''WW2Talk Forum'' 13 December 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2018.</ref>
*''History of the Royal Sappers and Miners: from the formation of the Corps in March 1772, to the date when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers, in October 1856'' by T W J Connolly, QuarterMaster of the Royal Engineers. 2nd edtion, with considerable additions 1857 (first edition 1855) With coloured plates
:[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=y0XzAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR1 Volume I], [https://books.google.com.au/books?id=XNQQAAAAYAAJ&pg=PP11 Volume II] Google Books
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