N.B.  Links in the table below are to books or authors as listed in Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Maritime Books so their continuing validity cannot be guaranteed.

 

TITLE

AUTHOR

PUBLISHER

ISBN

PRICE

DESCRIPTION

A Corkhead's Chronicle - Experiences of a Royal Navy Clearance Diver 1955-76
Paperback: 304 pages
David J. Lott BEM Woodfield (2005) 1 84683 001 X £15 Former FCPO(D) Dave 'Mona' Lott's career as a CD including mentions of MCDOs and CDOs Pat Dowland, Bill Filer, Frankie Franklin, Bill Grady, Steve Gobey, Mike Harwood, David Hilton, Stuart Honour, Jumbo Jervis, Ken Kempsell, Cyril Lafferty, Hamish Loudon, Chris Massie-Taylor, Gerry 'Pincher' Martin, Les Maynard, Neil Merrick, Peter Messervy, John O'Driscoll, Harry Parker, Bob Pilling, Jon Riches, Norman Taylor, Ed Thompson, Julian Thomson, Harry Wardle, Jackie Warner and Bob White plus many other CDs of all ranks and rates although some names are spelled imaginatively. 

All Theirs!

Paperback: 150 pages

Noel Cashford MBE

ALD Design & Print (May 2004)
Available from:
N Cashford MBE, 21 Castle View Drive, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3RL. Click on book title for order form.

1 9015 8738-X

£7.95 (plus £2 P&P)

MCDOA associate member Noel's vivid, entertaining and informative stories about WW II and post-war activities of EOD operators including MCDOA members Ken Kempsell, Brian Dutton, Colin Churcher, Martin Jenrick and Dave Welch.  Well supported with illustrations, sketches and photos.

All Mine!

Paperback: 136 pages

Noel Cashford MBE

ALD Design & Print (Jul 2002)

Available from:
N Cashford MBE, 21 Castle View Drive, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3RL. Click on book title for order form.

1 9015 8723 1

£7.95

MCDOA associate member Noel's touching, humorous and well-illustrated autobiographical account of an RNVR Bomb & Mine Disposal Officer.  In 6 years, he made safe over 200 devices, 57 in a mere three days.

A Million Tears

Paperback: 544 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (May 1998)

1 9024 8300 6

£9.99

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

A Million Tears II - The Tears of War and Peace

Paperback: 424 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Oct 1999)

1 9024 8303 0

£7.99

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

BANG
Paperback: 169 pages

Noel Cashford MBE

ALD Design & Print (Jul 2002)

Available from:
N Cashford MBE, 21 Castle View Drive, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3RL. Click on book title for order form.

1 9015 8771 1

£8.95

A pot-pourri of significant incidents involving explosives but it also refers to the EOD exploits of many RN, Army and RAF figures. Familiar naval Bomb & Mine Disposal characters include British, Australian and Canadian operatives such as Lt Bill Bailey DSC GM* RNVR, CPO Charles Baldwin DSM, Lt John Bridge GC GM* RNVR, Cdr Lionel 'Buster' Crabb OBE GM RNVR, CPO Reginald Ellingworth GC, Lt Anthony Firminger GM DSM RNVR, Lt Percy Grant GM RNVR, Lt Cdr Geoffrey Hodges GM RNVR, Lt George Goodman MBE GC RNVR, Lt Cdr George Gosse GC RANVR, Cdr Gordon Gutteridge OBE RN, Cdr James Harries OBE GM* RCNVR, Sub Lt Donald Kirkland MBE RNVR, Cdr Edward Obbard DSC GM RN, Sub Lt Ronald Orr GM RNVR, Cdr John Ouvry DSO RN, Lt Cdr Dick Ryan GC RN, Lt Ronald Saull GM RNVR and AB Maurice Woods GM. Post-WWII naval personnel include LS(D) Peter Alderton BEM, PO (later Lt Cdr) Peter Cobby BEM, MCDOA member Lt Cdr Brian Dutton DSO QGM RN, FCPO(D) Mick Fellows MBE* DSC BEM, AB(D) Eric Harris BEM, Lt Charles Heatley MBE RN, Lt Cdr Mark Terrell MBE RN and CPO(D) Graham 'Piggy' Trotter DSM.

Chaos

Paperback: 384 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Jan 2002)

1 902483049

£7.99

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

Debacle

Paperback: 544 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Jul 1999)

1 9024 8301 4

£4.79

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

Desert Sailor - a War of Mine

Paperback: 208 pages

James T. Hewitt

 

Canadian Peacekeeping Press

Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (1998)

PO Box 100

Clementsport

Nova Scotia

Canada

BOS 1EO

 

1 8965 5117 3

$24.95 plus $5 shipping

Jim Hewitt transferred to the RN from the Canadian Navy in the early '70s then transferred back soon after completing a few RN appointments and LMCDO 76.  This is an autobiographical account of his period with the Multinational MCM Group during the Gulf War.

Dive Navy

Paperback: 255 pages.

Harry Wardle

 

CPW Books

1 Harbour Road

Hayling Island

Hampshire

PO11 0HR

(2002)

 

Tel: 023 9346 5511

0 9523 1621 8

£10.00 including P&P

Autobiography.  MCDOA member Harry's book incorporates the contents of Forecastle to Quarterdeck plus Harry's ensuing naval career as a clearance diving officer at the centre of record-breaking achievements and developments from 1945 to his retirement in 1958 as the Deputy Superintendent of Diving..

Diver Tony Groom Seafarer Books
102 Redwald Road
Rendlesham
Suffolk
IP12 2TE
978 1 906266 066 £9.95 Autobiography. Former CD and Falklands veteran Tony Groom's entertaining account of his time in the Royal Navy, focusing particularly on his time with FCDT1 during the Falklands conflict, and his later career in commercial diving. Contains far too many familiar names to list.

Forecastle to Quarterdeck
Paperback: 154 pages

Harry Wardle

 

CPW Books

1 Harbour Road

Hayling Island

Hampshire

PO11 0HR

(1994)

 

Tel: 023 9346 5511

0 9523 1620 X

£4.95

Autobiography.  The first part of MCDOA Member Harry's naval career covering his colourful life on the lower deck around the globe from 1935 to 1945.

Keep Your Head Down- A Falklands Farewell

Hardcover: 226 pages 

Bernie Bruen MBE DSC

 

The Book Guild Ltd

(Apr 1998)

1 8577 6262 2

TBA

MCDOA member Bernie's autobiographical account of his EOD experiences in the Falklands.

Keep Your Head Down- Falkland Notes by Pen and Fiddle

Hardcover: 180 pages

Bernie Bruen MBE DSC

Parapress (Jan 1993)

 

1 8985 9400 7

TBA

MCDOA member Bernie's autobiographical  account of his EOD experiences in the Falklands.

Mayhem

Paperback: 

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Nov 2000)

1 90248 3022

£9.99

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

Mines over Malta - The Wartime Exploits of Cdr Edward D Woolley GM* RNVR
Paperback: 136 pages
Frederick R Galea Wise Owl Publications, Malta (2008). Click on book title for order form. 978 99932 92 84 5 £11.50 (plus £3.50 P&P) Introduction by Rob Hoole. The first part of this book covers Woolley's selection, training and work as a 'Render Mines Safe' Officer in Britain during the Blitz and includes many other familiar figures in naval Bomb & Mine Disposal at the time.  The second part describes his work in Malta, ostensibly as 'Senior Electrical Officer Minesweepers', but actually plunged straight into handling the plethora of unexploded ordnance delivered almost daily by the Germans and Italians.

Silent Tears

Paperback: 512 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Sep 2002)

1 9024 8305 7

£7.99

Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

Tears Until Dawn
Paperback: 560 pages
Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited (Jan 2005)

1902483073 £10.99 Adventure story.  MCDOA member Paul's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

The Torpedomen
Hardback: 415 pages

Rear Admiral Nicho Poland CB CBE

Published by the author (Jan 1993)

0 85937 396 7

£35

HMS Vernon's story 1872-1986

Ticking Clock!
Paperback: 166 pages

Noel Cashford MBE

ALD Design & Print (May 2006)

Available from:
N Cashford MBE, 21 Castle View Drive, Cromford, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3RL. Click on book title for order form.

1 9015 8761-4

£7.95

MCDOA associate member Noel's latest autobiographical account of naval bomb and mine disposal with many humorous observations of life in the RN.  Lots of photos and sketches.

To Render Safe

Paperback: 233 pages

Colin Churcher MBE

 

Pentland Press

1 Hutton Close

South Church

Bishop Aukland

Durham

(1999)

1 8582 1695 8

£12.00

MCDOA member Colin's autobiographical story of 40 years in the Royal Navy covering WW2 Arctic convoys to North Russia, Diving, and Bomb Disposal Operatons.  It includes the famous Blackfriars Bridge German bomb in the Thames and many other EOD Operations.

 

 

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