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.
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TITLE |
AUTHOR |
PUBLISHER |
ISBN |
PRICE |
DESCRIPTION |
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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. |
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Paperback: 150 pages |
ALD Design & Print (May 2004) |
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. |
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Paperback: 136 pages |
ALD Design & Print (Jul 2002)
Available from: |
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. |
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Paperback: 544 pages |
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. |
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A Million Tears II - The Tears of War and Peace Paperback: 424 pages |
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. |
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BANG |
ALD Design & Print (Jul 2002)
Available from: |
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. |
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Paperback: 384 pages |
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. |
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Paperback: 544 pages |
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. |
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Paperback: 208 pages |
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Canadian Peacekeeping Press Pearson Peacekeeping Centre (1998) PO Box 100 Clementsport Nova Scotia Canada BOS 1EO
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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. |
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Paperback: 255 pages. |
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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. |
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Forecastle
to Quarterdeck |
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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. |
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Keep Your Head Down- A Falklands Farewell Hardcover: 226 pages |
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The Book Guild Ltd (Apr
1998) |
1 8577 6262 2 |
TBA |
MCDOA member Bernie's autobiographical account of his EOD experiences in the Falklands. |
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Keep Your Head Down- Falkland Notes by Pen and Fiddle Hardcover: 180 pages |
Parapress (Jan 1993)
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1 8985 9400 7 |
TBA |
MCDOA member Bernie's autobiographical account of his EOD experiences in the Falklands. |
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Paperback: |
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. |
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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. |
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Paperback: 512 pages |
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. |
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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. |
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The
Torpedomen |
Rear Admiral Nicho Poland CB CBE |
Published by the author (Jan 1993) |
0 85937 396 7 |
£35 |
HMS Vernon's story 1872-1986 |
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Ticking
Clock! Paperback: 166 pages |
ALD Design & Print (May 2006)
Available from: |
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. |
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Paperback: 233 pages |
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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. |