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Foreword: Over the course of World War II, the U.S. Army deployed 325,000 engineers to the European Theater of Operations. Among the units that saw action in Europe were fifty-four engineer general service regiments. These heavily equipped units, which were …Read More

Foreword: This is the thirteenth publication in the Engineer Memoirs series of career oral history interviews.  The series contains the selected recollections of major figures in recent Corps history.  These memoirs lend important perspective to decision-making, now and in the …Read More

Foreword:  In the past, ordnance, explosives, and chemical warfare materials often created environmental hazards at former and current military sites.  When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was tasked to remove these hazards, the Corps immediately realized that it had …Read More

Engineer Memoirs: Lieutenant General John W. Morris

Preface: The United States Army Corps of Engineers significantly contributed to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering over the last two hundred years. Exploiting theory, innovation, and mechanical ingenuity, Corps civilian and military engineers studied the behavior of rivers and the motion …Read More

Preface: Among the leaders in federal water resources planning in the decades following World War II, few have exerted more influence than Theodore Schad. He began his career with the Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation. Later, Schad …Read More

Preface: The United States Army Corps of Engineers significantly contributed to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering over the last two hundred years. Exploiting theory, innovation, and mechanical ingenuity, Corps civilian and military engineers studied the behavior of rivers and the motion …Read More

Foreword: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers traces its origins to the earliest moments of our existence as a nation. Soon after assuming command of the Continental Army in July 1775, General George Washington  acknowledged the critical shortage of officers …Read More

Foreword: This is the eleventh publication in the Engineer Memoirs series of career interviews. The series contains the selected recollections of major figures in recent Corps history. These memoirs lend important perspective to decision making, now and in the future. …Read More

Foreword: One of the most striking features of Operation DESERT STORM’s aftermath was the facility with which American soldiers transitioned from offensive warfare to humanitarian relief. Throughout history our soldiers- and the civilians who accompany them-have been quick to assist …Read More

Preface: The United States Army Corps of Engineers significantly contributed to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering over the last two hundred years. Exploiting theory, innovation, and mechanical ingenuity, Corps civilian and military engineers studied the behavior of rivers and the motion …Read More

Preface: The United States Army Corps of Engineers significantly contributed to hydraulic and hydrologic engineering over the last two hundred years. Exploiting theory, innovation, and mechanical ingenuity, Corps civilian and military engineers studied the behavior of rivers and the motion …Read More