Bomb and Mine Disposal Officers

by Antony Loveless

Book Overview

What qualities does it take to walk up to an unexploded bomb or mine and coolly and calmly examine it? To slowly and painstakingly, remove the cover and attempt to defuse it. To be completely alone while everyone else has taken cover? The rise of terrorism in the 21st Century and the evolution of car bombs and other improvised explosive devices mean that bomb disposal officers are in high demand once again in places as far apart as Northern Ireland...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778750957
• ISBN13: 9780778750956
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Crabtree Classics
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.0" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6