MCDOA BOOKLIST

(Links 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
All Mine

Paperback: 136 pages

Noel Cashford MBE

Maritime Books

Liskeard

PL14 4EL

(July 2002)

1 9015 8723 1 £8.95 Touching and humorous 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.  Paul Henke's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.
Chaos

Paperback: 

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited

(Jan 2002)

1902483049
£7.99 Adventure story.  Paul Henke'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

(10 July 1999)

1 9024 8301 4 £4.79 Adventure story.  Paul Henke'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

PO Box 100

Clementsport

Nova Scotia

Canada

BOS 1EO

(1998)

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.  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..

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 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

(April 1998)

1 8577 6262 2 TBA 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 (January 1993)

 

1 8985 9400 7 TBA Bernie's autobiographical  account of his EOD experiences in the Falklands.
Mayhem

Paperback: 

Paul Henke Good Read Publishing Limited 1 90248 3022
£9.99 Adventure story.  Paul Henke's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.
Silent Tears

Paperback: 512 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited

September 2002

1 9024 8305 7 £7.99 Adventure story.  Paul Henke's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.
Tears of War and Peace

Paperback: 424 pages

Paul Henke

Good Read Publishing Limited

October 1999

1 9024 8303 0
£7.99 Adventure story.  Paul Henke's books normally feature Nick Hunter, a retired MCDO, as the James Bond-like hero who saves the world.

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

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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