UK Military Bridging – Post War
The final part of the history part of the series will look at Iraq from 2003 onwards and Afghanistan but in this penultimate post, post war and recent UK bridging…
UK Military Bridging – World War II (Italy)
UK military bridging enjoyed several finest hours during WWII and it would be impossible to describe every single operation. Instead, I am going to look at a significant operation in…
UK Military Bridging – World War II (Africa and Northwest Europe)
UK military bridging enjoyed several finest hours during WWII and it would be impossible to describe every single operation. Instead, I am going to look at a significant operation in…
UK Military Bridging – World War II (The Far East)
UK military bridging enjoyed several finest hours during WWII and it would be impossible to describe every single operation. Instead, I am going to look at a significant operation in…
UK Military Bridging – WWI
As the Boer War drew to a close most of the Royal Engineer units returned to the UK and a period of re-organisation followed that culminated in the formation of…
UK Military Bridging – Early Days
Anything to do with ancient China always seems to elicit a great deal of discussion and debate so the historical reference points for the emergence of military bridging are varied…
UK Military Bridging – Definitions and General Terms
Any military commander will always strive for freedom of movement and the opposing commander will equally strive to deny that freedom. Obstacles might be natural or man-made. Mobility and counter mobility…
UK Military Bridging – Introduction
One of the great unsung success stories of British military endeavour is that of gap crossing, or perhaps more commonly known as military bridging. In the next series of posts…