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Excerpt from British Railways and the Great War, Vol. 1: Organisation, Efforts, Difficulties and Achievements
On the announcement being made in the House of Commons in july, 1916, that the Government had arranged ''for the writing of an official history of the war, the Author revived the question''as to a history of the part that British Railways were taking in the war, and facilities were then afforded to him for the making of the necessary researches and for the collection of the essential information, a certain amount of which, however, as regarded the earlier preparations of the British railways for war, in accordance with the dictates of ordinary State policy, had already been given by him in The Rise of rail-power.
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On the announcement being made in the House of Commons in july, 1916, that the Government had arranged ''for the writing of an official history of the war, the Author revived the question''as to a history of the part that British Railways were taking in the war, and facilities were then afforded to him for the making of the necessary researches and for the collection of the essential information, a certain amount of which, however, as regarded the earlier preparations of the British railways for war, in accordance with the dictates of ordinary State policy, had already been given by him in The Rise of rail-power.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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Author
Edwin A. Pratt
Published Date -
ISBN - 9780331359107
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 572
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Author
Edwin A. Pratt
Published Date -
ISBN - 9781331257745
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 3.1 cm
Page Count - 574
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