History of the 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial

AnonymousProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.5
Word count
193K words
Chapters
20

Tags

English Originals Military Military EngineeringAustralian HistoryGroup BiographyPatriotismWar ChronicleDocumentary Narrative

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.History of the 11th Field Company Australian Engineers, Australian ImperialAuthor: Anonymous,Language: English, Class: D501: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War I (1914-1918), Release Date: Oct 2, 2018

Editor's review

This is a unit history of the 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, during the First World War, compiled by an anonymous author and part of the public-domain historical texts in the Project Gutenberg free ebook collection. Its value lies not in literary style but in its raw record: taking the unit itself as the narrative unit, it preserves the organization, operations, and daily life of WWI engineers on the battlefield, making it a relatively specialized company-level source for military history and Australian Imperial Force studies. For those researching WWI military engineering, Australia's participation in the war, or family history, such company histories often bring readers closer to individual experience than grand narratives. Readers should note that it is in the original English and was compiled early, with a documentary and archival style, lacking the problem consciousness and annotation system of modern historiography. It is suitable for comparative reading as historical source material, not as an introductory general history. The electronic edition is easy to obtain and suits chapter-based searching for specific campaigns or dates, as well as reading alongside ANZAC-related materials for a fuller picture.

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Reading tips

  1. Start with the table of contents and timeline, identify campaigns or years of interest, then read the corresponding chapters closely.
  2. Read alongside WWI Western Front maps to understand the geographical context of engineer work.
  3. Treat it as historical source material rather than a story; note names and unit numbers separately for reference.
  4. Compare with public materials from the Australian War Memorial to fill in background.

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Contents

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FAQ

Is this book a complete general history of WWI? No. It focuses on one specific unit, the 11th Field Company, Australian Engineers, Australian Imperial Force, and is a company-level unit history. It is suitable as specialized source material and cannot replace an overall WWI general history or a full history of Australia's participation in the war.
Can someone with poor English read this book? The reading threshold is relatively high. The original is in English and was compiled early, with a documentary and archival style and lacking modern annotation. Readers with weak English can first read chapter by chapter with a dictionary, or begin with Chinese translations of WWII histories and general WWI histories.
How is the electronic edition best used? It comes from Project Gutenberg as a free public-domain ebook and suits search-based reading: locate content by chapter, date, or campaign, and copy names and unit numbers for research notes. It is not suited to being read straight through as a narrative work.

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About the author

Anonymous Author

Anonymous is a collective designation used in English-language publishing for works whose authorship is unknown or unsigned, rather than the real name of a single author. The 716 titles attributed to this name include the Gospel of John, Psalms, Romans, Luke, Philippians, and 1 Corinthians from the World English Bible, as well as the Gospel of John and Psalms from the King James Version. Such texts are mainly religious classics and ancient folk traditions that were copied, translated, and compiled over long periods, making their original authors difficult to trace; they therefore circulated anonymously. Public information is limited, and neither nationality nor dates of birth and death can be confirmed. The significance of anonymity lies in focusing attention on the works themselves rather than on authorial identity, and in reminding readers of the collective and variable nature of texts in transmission.