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Bomb squad technicians in action / by Baxter, Roberta,1952-(CARDINAL)464177;
Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.Fast facts -- Training to be an expert -- Military EOD -- Law enforcement bomb squad -- The FBI's bomb library -- Think about it.Discusses bomb squad technicians, describing what they do, what education and training they have, and what equipment they use.710LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Bomb squads; Explosives; Explosive ordnance disposal; Ordnance disposal units;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Bomb and mine disposal officers / by Loveless, Antony.(CARDINAL)493246;
Bomb disposal -- The dangers -- The history of bomb disposal -- Bomb disposal in the U.K. -- Bomb disposal in the U.S. -- EOD equipment -- Robot wheelbarrows -- Improvised explosive devices -- Mines -- Booby-trapped bombs -- The long walk -- A booby trap? -- Seven hours... -- It's a fact!Find out about all the ways these experts use their skills to help people and how they are trained.NC1040LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Bomb reconnaissance; Bomb squads; Explosive ordnance disposal;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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Bomb squad technician / by Perritano, John,author.(CARDINAL)490236;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Emergency! -- Mission prep -- Training mind and body -- Tools and technology -- Mission accomplished!"It takes a special kind of bravery to face down a live bomb ... but the people in this book demonstrate that courage every time they go to work. Experts on bomb squads around the world face new dangers every day. Inside, read how they stay ahead of the bombers and how they train their minds and bodies to handle the stress of disarming explosive devices." --Amazon.com.1010L
Subjects: Explosive ordnance disposal; Ordnance disposal units; Bombs; Explosives;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Land of mine [videorecording] / by Zandvliet, Martin Pieter,1971-film director,screenwriter.; Rieks, Mikael Chr,film producer.; Grunert, Malte,film producer.; Møller, Roland(Actor),actor.; Følsgaard, Mikkel Boe,actor.; Hofmann, Louis,1997-actor.; Basman, Joel,1990-actor.; Bro, Laura,1973-actor.; Knudsen, Camilla Hjelm,director of photography.; Sandholt, Per,1977-editor of moving image work.; Stensgaard, Molly Malene,editor of moving image work.; Martin, Sune,composer.; Sony Pictures Classics (Firm),publisher.(CARDINAL)282400; Ratpac Entertainment (Firm),production company.; Nordisk Film (Firm),production company.; Amusement Park Films,production company.; Majgaard (Firm),production company.; K5 International (Firm),production company.(CARDINAL)340100; Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen,production company.(CARDINAL)155202;
DVD; anamorphic widescreen (2.40:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.Director of photography, Camilla Hjelm Knudsen ; editors, Per Sandholt, Molly Malene Stensgaard ; composer, Sune Martin.Roland Møller, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Louis Hofmann, Joel Basman, Laura Bro.MPAA rating: R; for violence, some grisly images, and language.In the aftermath of World War II, a group of surrendered German soldiers are ordered by Allied forces to remove their own landmines from the coast of Denmark.
Subjects: Feature films.; War films.; Historical films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; World War, 1939-1945; Prisoners of war; Prisoners of war; Land mines; Explosive ordnance disposal;
Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 10
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How do robots diffuse bombs? / by LaPierre, Yvette,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.Includes bibliographical references and index.A robot saves the day -- Military robots -- The wheelbarrow -- Bomb disposal robots today."The military and police use robots to stop bombs from exploding. Read this book to discover how engineers create these life-saving machines."--Grades 4 to 6.HL510LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Robots; Military robots; Explosive ordnance disposal; Police; Police.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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All the ways we kill and die : an elegy for a fallen comrade and the hunt for his killer / by Castner, Brian,author.(CARDINAL)399418;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-340)."When Brian Castner, an Iraq War vet, learns that his friend and EOD brother Matt has been killed by an IED in Afghanistan, he goes to console Matt's widow, but he also begins a personal investigation. Is the bomb maker who killed Matt the same man American forces have been hunting since Iraq, known as the Engineer? In this nonfiction thriller Castner takes us inside the manhunt for this elusive figure, meeting maimed survivors, interviewing the forensics teams who gather post-blast evidence, the wonks who collect intelligence, the drone pilots and contractors tasked to kill"--Dust jacket flap.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Schwartz, Matthew, 1977-2012.; Castner, Brian.; United States. Air Force; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Improvised explosive devices; Ordnance disposal units; Afghan War, 2001-2021;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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A field guide for Civil War explosive ordnance, by Bartleson, John D.(CARDINAL)266314; United States.Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Indian Head, Md.;
Subjects: United States. Army; Confederate States of America. Army;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
On-line resources: Suggest title for digitization;
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Bomb squad specialist / by Tolli, Jenna,author.(CARDINAL)792967;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Bomb Squad Specialists -- Becoming an Expert -- Finding the Danger -- Taking Apart a Bomb -- Calling in the Bomb Squad -- Explosive Ordnance Disposal -- Civilian Bomb Squads -- A Dangerous Job -- Keeping Us Safe -- Glossary -- For More Information -- Index."Bomb squad specialists have one of the riskiest jobs there is! They are trained to investigate explosives and defuse bombs if necessary. These brave workers need to be intelligent, in good shape, and able to think fast. They must also have nerves of steel! Readers will explore the career of bomb squad specialists with amazing photographs of them at work. Three ... two ... one ... time to learn about bomb squads, what they do, and if it's a good career choice for your future!"--
Subjects: Instructional and educational works.; Bomb squads; Police;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Go slow / by Manning, Matthew K.,author.(CARDINAL)343223; Furuzono, Carlos,illustrator.(CARDINAL)627367; Lima, Dijjo,illustrator.(CARDINAL)627066;
When she was young Rose Campbell's father constantly told her to "take things slow," advice she takes to heart as an explosive ordnance disposal specialist in Afghanistan--because when detecting IEDs seems to become too routine, sometimes the enemy is just hoping she and her partner Eli will lose their focus.GN520LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; War fiction.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Graphic novels; Improvised explosive devices; Improvised explosive devices; Women soldiers; Women soldiers;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The mist / by Manning, Matthew K.,author.(CARDINAL)343223; Dal Bello, Thiago,illustrator.(CARDINAL)606903; Lima, Rico,illustrator.(CARDINAL)627222;
At Forward Operating Base Loman, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist Dan West is one of the soldiers who regularly risks his life finding and disarming IEDs, with the help of a detector dog named Mouser--but things can go wrong, and an Afghan boy standing on a bomb's pressure plate during an attack is an unexpected danger.GN520LAccelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Comics (Graphic works); Graphic novels.; War fiction.; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Afghan War, 2001-2021; Detector dogs; Detector dogs; Dogs; Improvised explosive devices; Improvised explosive devices; Soldiers; Soldiers;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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