"This special text has been prepared for use with subcourses covering the combat platoon, company, battalion and regiment, in Extension Course of the Engineer School. This text outlines the organization of the elements of a combat regiment of engineers, and covers in a general way the technical and tactical employment of combat engineers on some of the more common tasks."--Page 1.

"Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers for use with the extension course of the Engineer School"--Title page.

Introduction --Organization and equipment - platoon -- Organization and equipment - company -- Employment of the platoon and company -- Road construction, repairs and maintenance -- Technique of crossing the covering force in a river crossing -- Ponton bridges -- Fixed bridges -- Demolitions -- Field fortifications -- Organization and equipment of the battalion and regiment -- Engineer operations - battalion and regiment -- Operations in an advance -- Operations in an attack -- Operations in a river crossing -- Operations in a retirement -- Operations in a defense -- Appendix A Platoon equipment -- Appendix B Company equipment -- Appendix C Engineer estimate of the situation -- Appendix D Tables of organization.