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Derek Nudd

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History, Biography, Nonfiction

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September 2015

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Derek Nudd studied History and English at Keele University followed by a master's degree in Operational Research and Systems Analysis at Aston. Following a lively thirty-four year career in the engineering industry he returned to the joys of research and writing, publishing his first book in 2015. ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 6 ratings · 1 review · 4 distinct works

	Arthur Mack - Old Man of the Sea by Brent Piniuta, John Broomhead, Derek Nudd (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Armageddon Fed Up With This it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2015	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castaways of the Kriegsmarine - How shipwrecked German seamen helped the Allies win the Second World War 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Castaways in Question: A story of British naval interrogators from WW1 to denazification 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Quest for C

The Quest for C: Sir Mansfield Cumming and the Founding of the British Secret Service by Alan Judd by Alan Judd

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Largely based on Cumming's diaries, this book gives a valuable insight into the man himself and the early years of Britain's foreign intelligence service. Pulled from active retirement by the head of the Naval Intelligence Division (NID) Cumming was constantly d Read more of this blog post »

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Bringing together and successfully integrating the stories of Men at Arms, Officers and Gentlemen and Unconditional Surrender this doorstop of a book draws on Waugh's own wartime experiences and Catholic faith. Looking back on it in the preface he wr ...more
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Largely based on Cumming's diaries, this book gives a valuable insight into the man himself and the early years of Britain's foreign intelligence service. Pulled from active retirement by the head of the Naval Intelligence Division (NID) Cumming was ...more
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