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*[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>
*The website ''NZSappers Sappers of New Zealand'' includes [https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/introduction/heritage-material/ Heritage Material] which contains many online publications as pdfs, some of which are separately listed above. Includes Histories, Manuals, Professional Papers, and an extensive range of editions of ''The Royal Engineers Journal'' from 1905 to 2005.
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=cioBAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP5 ''Army Equipment: Part III-Section 1 Engineers : Equipment of a Company of Engineers''] by Lieut-Colonel A. C. Cooke RE 1866 Google Books
*[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=5YteAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 '' Memorandum on the Employment of the Corps of Royal Engineers in India''] by Major G Chesney R E 1868 Google Books
*''The River of Golden Sand: being the Narrative of a Journey through China and Eastern Tibet to Burmah'' by Captain William Gill R. E. [https://archive.org/details/riverofgoldensan01gill Volume I 1880], [https://archive.org/details/rivergoldensand02yulegoog Volume II 1880] [https://archive.org/details/cu31924023220217 Condensed [memorial<nowiki>]</nowiki> edition 1883] Archive.org
*[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=The%20Work%20of%20the%20Royal%20Engineers%20in%20the%20European%20War&searchtype=title&ft=&setft=false ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War 1914-1919'']. Six full view editions from HathiTrust Digital Library: ''Water Supply - France. Part I. General development of organization, plant and works. Part II. Operations'' (1921); ''Work in the field under the engineer in chief, B. E. F.. Geological work on the Western Front'' (1922); ''Military mining'' (1922); ''Supply of engineer stores and equipment'' (1921); Bridging (1921); ''Work in the field in other theatres of war. Egypt and Palestine--Water supply'' (1921).
:Four of the above volumes are also available on the website ''NZSappers Sappers of New Zealand'' as pdfs, see above.
*[https://archive.org/details/signalserviceine00prie ''The Signal Service in the European War of 1914-1918 (France)''] by R E Priestley (Late Major, R E) 1921 Archive.org. Part of the above series ''The Work of the Royal Engineers in the European War''. Includes information about the use of [https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/357/mode/1up carrier pigeons] (Index entry)
**[https://archive.org/stream/signalserviceine00prie#page/10/mode/2up/search/Indian Page 11] includes a very brief reference to the Indian Telegraph units of the Indian Army. These were very likely to have been men from the [[Post and Telegraphs Department|Post and Telegraphs Department]] in India, who were appointed to the Army at the outbreak of war.
*[http://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023464681.0x000002 ''Mesopotamian Transport Commission. Report of the Commission appointed by the Government of India... to enquire into questions connected with the organisation and administration of the Railway and River Transport in Mesopotamia''] 1918. IOR/L/MIL/17/15/125/1. Qatar Digital Library. This book is also available [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.206468 Archive.org version] mirror from Digital Library of India.
*[https://archive.org/details/inkutcaptivitywi00sand ''In Kut and Captivity : with the Sixth Indian Division''] by Major EWC Sandes R E 1919 Archive.org
*''The Military Engineer in India'' by Lieut.-Colonel EWC Sandes RE. [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/37243 Volume I] 1933; [http://dspace.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10973/37244 Volume II] 1935. Digital Repository of GIPE (Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics [Pune India]). Also available in versions from Archive.org with online reading: [https://archive.org/details/engineer1/page/n4/mode/2up Volume I]; [https://archive.org/details/engineer2/page/n2/mode/2up Volume II] missing maps at back, [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7855/page/n1/mode/2up 2nd file Vol. II] with [https://archive.org/details/dli.csl.7855/page/n457/mode/1up maps at back].
*''Papers on subjects connected with the duties of the Corps of Royal Engineers''. Volume 1 1837 to Volume 10 1849 (Quarto Series). New Series Volume 1 1851 to Volume 23 1876. The title then changed to ''Professional papers of the Corps of Royal Engineers'' Volume 1 1877 to 1905 (Volume 31?), being "Third Series". There were 2 further volumes issued in the Fourth Series the second one in 1911, for the period 1908-1911. The format then changed and individual pamphlets were issued. The following volumes are available online:
**[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924062304492?urlappend=%3Bseq=5 ''Index to the Subjects and Authors of All Papers that Have Been Published in Royal Engineer Professional Papers from the Commencement of the Quarto Series <nowiki>[</nowiki>1837<nowiki>]</nowiki> to the end of New Series Volume 20 <nowiki>[</nowiki>1872<nowiki>]</nowiki>''] published 1872 Hathi Trust Digital Library
:*[http://archive.org/stream/professionalpap01unkngoog#page/n276/mode/2up "Turbines at Gokak"] page 229 ''Volume 18'', 1892 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/details/arabianadventure0000glub ''Arabian Adventures : Ten years of joyful service''] by John Glubb (Sir John Bagot Glubb) 1978. The period from 1920, when he was posted to Iraq as a member of the Royal Engineers. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bagot_Glubb John Bagot Glubb] Wikipedia.
*'''Update''' in respect of the following item. Also see the free website ''NZSappers Sappers of New Zealand'', above, which contains most/all? of the following Royal Engineers Journals.:[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/royal-engineers-journals-1939-1945?SearchedRecordsetRegion=World&sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114 Royal Engineers Journals 1939-1945] is a Searchable database available on the pay website [[Findmypast]], located in the category Armed Forces & Conflict/Second World War. The Journals appear to have been published quarterly in March, June, September and December. It is also possible to browse the Journals, although somewhat time consuming. Examples of articles are*:*"The Kohat Pass Rifle Factory" by Lieut-Colonel E E Read pages 539-541 December 1939 (images 62-66). [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2froyalengineers%2fre-journal-1939-december%2f0062 Findmypast link], need to be signed in to Fmp.*:*"Fortified post for Tochi Scouts at Biche Kashkai and Ghariom" page 542 December 1939 image 67 [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=gbm%2froyalengineers%2fre-journal-1939-december%2f0067 Findmypast link], need to be signed in to Fmp.
=====Indian Engineers=====
*''The Indian Engineers, 1939-47'' by Lieut.-Colonel E. W. C. Sandes 1956. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.505988 Archive.org version], mirror from Digital Library of India.
