Aide-Memoire A L'Usage Des Officer Du Genie (1861)

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The Aide-Memoire Du Genie was published for French army engineering officers and contains a wealth of detailed information on military engineering of that time and many items which would be useful for studying any historical period. Note that this book is completely in French and contains over 700 illustrations and is very well laid out.

We are making photocopies this book available at this time and in the near future we are also planning the make it's articles separately available.

Aide-Memoire Portatif A L'Usage Des Officiers Du Genie, Par J.Laisne. Paris: Librairie Militarie. J.Dumaine, Libraire-Editeur De L'Empereur, Rue et passage Dauphine, 30 (1861); 873 pages, plus 104 plates of illustrations containing 721 illustrations, also many charts Price 98.00 {Item No.20600}

• Chapter I. Principes et Generalities Mathematiques.-- Formules.-- Resultats D'Experiences Diverses, Etc., Etc.
• Chapter II. Levers
• Chapter III. Machines.-- Constructions Militaires
• Chapter IV. Renseignments Relatifs Au Materiel De L'Artillerie.-- Tir.-- Penetration Des Projectiles.-- Artificies, ect., etc.
• Chapter V. Ponts Militares
• Chapter VI. Mines
• Chapter VII. Fortification Passagere
• Chapter VIII. Sapes
• Chapter IX. Attaque Des Places
• Chapter X. Defense Des Places
• Chapter XI. Composition Et Organisation Du Personnel Et Du Materiel Du-Genie, Etc.-- Emploi Des Troupes Du Genie
• Chapter XII. Service Des Officers Du Genie Attaches Aux Etats--Majors
• Chapter XIII. Extrait Des Lois, Descrets, Ordonnances, Decisions Et Reglements Concernant Le Service Du Genie
• Dates De Quelques Decouvertes, Applications Ou Institutions Relatives A L'Art De La Guerre, Et En Particulier Au Corps Du Genie
• Table Aphabetique Des Materies