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SANDES (Lt.-Col. E.W.C., DSO, MC)
The Indian Sappers & Miners.
1st Ed., xxx+726pp., 31 plates, 3 fldg. maps in pocket at end, 51 sketch maps. Chatham: Inst. of RE.
1948
#62629
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Marvelous history: early British India, Afghan, China, Sikh & Burma Wars, Indian Mutiny, various foreign & NWF expeditions, WW1 Western Front & Iraq/Iran, East Africa, Aden; 3rd Afghan War, Iraq 1920 &c. "The great strength of this history... is that it highlights the particular ethos of the Sappers & Miners & explains their evolution & role. He covers the period 1759-1939 in uniform detail, making numerous references to individual men & their services." - Perkins. Orig. red cloth, gilt, sp. sunned & little chipped, VG. See illustration on our website.
£65
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