Ms Way
The Netherlands dry again
Vol. V - Number 2
Edited and published by Stichting BOUW",
62 Koningi?inegrachtThe Hague, HOLLAND
Director
J. van Ettinger, Eng.
Editorial Committee for this number:
Dr J. van Veen, Civ. Eng., chairman, Chief
engineer of the Rijkswaterstaat
H. A. M. C. Dibbits, Civ. Eng., chief engineer-
director of the Rijkswaterstaat
N. Dijkhuis LL.D., General Secretary of the Nether
lands Association for Roadbuilders
H. J. KraUS, Editorial Secretary
G. H. C. V. Oosterhout, Head of the Public Relat
ions and Information Department of the Ministry of
Transport and Waterstaat".
Further contributions by:
Rijkswaterstaat, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken,
dr C. van den Berg (Rijksdienst voor Landbouwherstel),
W. Dam (Ministerie van Wederopbouw en Volkshuis
vesting), dr ir A. W. G. Koppejan (Centraal Plan-
bureau), prof, ir J. Tk. Thijsse (Waterloopkundig Labo
ratorium), Het Nederlandsche Roode Kruis, Bouwcen
trum, N.V. Philips' Telecommunicatie Industrie.
Cover designed by G. Arntz.
Photographs
Netherlands Government Information Service, H. J.
Stuvel, Aerophoto A.N.P., K.L.M. (Royal Dutch Air
lines), Aerophoto Nederland, Anefo, Shell-foto, Max
Koot, T. v. d. Reyken, Heemskerck Düker, Particam
Pictures, Henk Nieuwenhuis, Waterloopkundig Labo
ratorium, Rijkswaterstaat, Prov. Waterstaat Zuid-Hol
land, N.V. Philips' Telecommunicatie Industrie, Steef
Zoetmulder, Vrijhof.
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Messrs. Koch Knuttel, Gouda.
The printing-blocks for the editorial part of this issue
were made by the firm of Koningsveld, The Hague.
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Contents
Page
1st February 1935-lst February 1954: Defeat and Recon-
quest
A new chapterspanning a period of one yearin the
ever-renewed struggle of the Dutch and the sea 18
Relief and assistance from at home and abroad
Large-scale actions almost everywhere to relieve the
distress 23
What was lost
A summary of the various losses and damages 27
Midget experiments - giant construction
General rehearsal in the laboratory precedes the
full-scale project 29
Close those breaches!
Counterattack and victory 31
Desalting and other soil reconditioning
The agricultural land is restored for cultivation 64
Reconstruction of houses and farms 66
Damage to buildings by sea water 68
The closing of the Dutch coast
Sealing off the many estuaries 69
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