Directing the Tunnellers' War

A first-hand account of the underground work of the First World War-from the firing of mines to constructing subways to bureaucratic mishaps. With a background in mining and tunneling, Major H. R. Dixon was transferred to GHQ in Montreuil to handle mining plans and records. In due course he was appointed to a small group of Royal Engineers' officers who operated as the eyes and ears of the Inspe...