Name: NINE FLAMES: The World War II story of the South African Engineers
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NINE FLAMES: The World War II story of the South African Engineers

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During the period 1940 – 1945, the SA Army Engineer Corps which had started the war with a strength of 54 officers and 585 sappers, rose to the strength of approximately 16 000 men belonging to over 70 different companies or units.

In the development of the Corps, three aspects of military engineering had to be considered and the obvious sapper groups were the Base, Lines of Communication and Field or Fighting Groups, each with its own particular tasks but motivated by the basic requirements of maintaining the mobility and comfort of the ground forces

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NINE FLAMES: The World War II story of the South African Engineers.
by ANDERSON, KEN
Condition: Fine/Good
Dj rather faded and slightly soiled. Col frontis. 282 pp incl index. 16 pp b w photog plates.
Bookseller: BOOKLOVERS PARADISE ZA (ZA)
Bookseller Inventory #: 12125
Title: NINE FLAMES
Author: ANDERSON, KEN
Format/binding: Hard Cover Black Boards..
Book condition: Used – Fine
Jacket condition: Good
Quantity available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Purnell. .
Place: Johannesburg
Date published: 1964
Keywords: Syria, Suez, Rezegh Sidi, Royal Engineers, Haifa
Bookseller catalogs: War;
Size: 253x26p0mm