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*[https://archive.org/details/Mapsartilleryboards ''Maps and Artillery Boards'']. Reprinted 1917 by Army War College, Washington, [USA] from a Pamphlet issued by the British General Staff 1916. Archive.org. [http://1stmiddlesex.com/georeferencing/mapsbndbrtilleryboards.htm Transcription of this Pamphlet] 1stmiddlesex.com
*''Report on Survey on the Western Front, 1914-1918'' by Great Britain: War Office: General Staff: Geographical Section (E M Jack) (London: HMSO, 1920). [http://1stmiddlesex.com/report/reportonsurveyonwesternfrontasscanned.pdf Scanned version], [http://1stmiddlesex.com/report/reportonsurveyonwesternfrontmoderntext.pdf Transcribed version] Both 1stmiddlesex.com. Also available linked from [https://www.nzsappers.org.nz/introduction/heritage-material/ Heritage Material, ''NZSappers'']. Many of the guides and articles above list this book as a useful reference.
:''Survey on the Western Front: Provisional. (Winterbotham’s preliminary report. This was consulted and largely used in preparing the official report EMJ)'' 1918. [https://www.defencesurveyors.org.uk/historical-papers Historical Papers: Defence Surveyors' Association] Scroll down. [https://fc061d25-33f8-4c65-840c-8ca5bf36650e.filesusr.com/ugd/b9208c_fcfc7107b5514ae3a1245beadbfd3fca.pdf Direct pdf].
*[https://archive.org/details/militaryhistoryo00howl/page/n1 ''Volume II Maps''] to accompany ''A Military History of the World War'' by Colonel C R Howland, Infantry US Army. 1923. Archive.org.
*[https://archive.org/details/militaryatlasoff00arth/page/n9 ''A Military Atlas of the First World War''] by Arthur Banks 1975 Archive.org Lending Library.
* ''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 Seven 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); ''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). All the ''Miscellaneous'' sections have been reprinted as separate volumes by Naval&Military Press; ''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 Artillery Survey in the CorpsFirst World War'' by Sir Lawrence Bragg, 1914Major-18. Organization of engineer intelligence and information. Camouflage service. Concrete defence works and factories. Forward communications. Machinery, workshopsGeneral A H Dowson, and electricityLieut. Anti-Aircraft searchlights. Inundations. Schools''. Compiled by Colonel G. HH Hemming 1971. Addison[https://www. 1926defencesurveyors. (372 pages) BLL01007769877org. All the uk/historical-papers Historical Papers: Defence Surveyors''Miscellaneous'' sections have been reprinted as separate volumes by Naval&Military PressAssociation] Scroll down. Also available online [https://catalogfc061d25-33f8-4c65-840c-8ca5bf36650e.hathitrustfilesusr.orgcom/Recordugd/000487540 HathiTrust Digital Libraryb9208c_5499d287fb204d3d8661517bba8844dc.pdf Direct pdf link]:Also see [[Western Front#Maps|Maps]] for those with University access, above.
:[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.
:[https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/UN/SouthAfrica/Sappers-I/Sappers-1.html Chapter 1] ''Salute the Sappers'' by Neil Orpen with H.J. Martin. Series ''South African Forces World War II'', Volume 8, Part 1. Published Johannesburg : Sappers Association, c1981-c1982. Details the formation of the S.A. Signal Company, R. E., and other South African Engineer units who served in France and East Africa. Transcription from ibiblio.org/hyperwar.
