Patrick Derrick Lieutenant Colonel (2 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First. A Fine unmarked copy with Very Good dustjacket which is not price clipped. First Edition. 184 pages. 1 map. 10 photographs. Since the Troubles started in Ulster in 1969 the ammunition technical officers of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, commissioned and non-commissioned, have answered thousands of calls to deal withunexploded devices ranging from gas pipes stuffed with nails to sophisticated radio controlled bombs containing hundreds of pounds of high explosive. The author was the Chief Ammunition Technical Officer in Northern Ireland. C3B Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine--. No Printing Stated. The heraldry of war contains many famous signs that mark down a man as belonging to or having belonged to a distinguished unite. Felix, a pop-eyed, red and white Disney-style cat, is now one of theose signs. He is the proud symbol of a band of men who do one of the most nerve-wracking jobs in the fight against indiscriiminat bombers of Northern Ireland. For 14 months, during one of the most violent campaign, the author was the Chief Ammunition Technical Officer of this unit. This is his close-up and personal story of the time. 184 pages including index. B&W photos. Price clipped. Fabulous copy.…