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* ''A History of the Army Ordnance Services, Volume III: The Great War'' by Major General Arthur Forbes 2nd edition 1932, first published 1929. [https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.274726 Archive.org mirror version] from Digital Library of India. Includes chapters on the Western Front (Part I).
*[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''], edited by H.L. Pritchard, published 1952 nzsappers.org.nz
:[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 these editions are available as pdfs from [https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/introduction/heritage-material/ nzsappers.org.nz] under Heritage Material/World War One.
:Available at the British Library: ''Water supply''. [Containing 9 maps showing the] Water supply in France] (1921) UIN: BLL01004844114 ; '' Work under the Director of Works (France)'' (1924) UIN: BLL01006788368 ; ''Miscellaneous: The organization and expansion of the Corps, 1914-18. Organization of engineer intelligence and information. Camouflage service. Concrete defence works and factories. Forward communications. Machinery, workshops, and electricity. Anti-Aircraft searchlights. Inundations. Schools''. Compiled by Colonel G. H. Addison. 1926. (372 pages) BLL01007769877. All the ''Miscellaneous'' sections have been reprinted as separate volumes by Naval&Military Press. Also available online [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/000487540 HathiTrust Digital Library] for those with University access.
:[http://hdl.handle.net/11343/24628 "Inland waterways and docks, royal engineers in war time, with special reference to the mystery port of Richborough (Lecture & Discussion)"] by Captain A E Battle, RE ''Proceedings of the Victorian Institute of Engineers'' 1923-1924, pages 104-116. Includes mention of Train Ferries from 1917. Melbourne University Digital Collection.
