One of the first accounts of what life was like in Explosive Ordnance Disposal during the Second World War.

Includes index.

Introductory -- The nature of the beast -- Before the Blitz (1939-40) -- The deluge (1940) -- Getting to terms with the problem (1940-41) -- Routine without monotony (1941) -- Better methods and worse bombs (1941) -- Land mines and other perplexities (1940-41) -- First bombs -- Still a long way to go (1942) -- Getting on top (1943) -- Mine-fields -- A variety of new tasks (1944-45) -- Overseas (1940-45) -- The enemy -- The aftermath.