T,amatolandaluminizedpowder,toexplode.Thejourneyfromtremblertoexplosionlastedamicrosed.

    Themostdangerousbombswerethosedroppedfromlowaltitudes,whichwerenotactivateduntiltheyhadlaheseunexplodedbombsburiedthemselvesincitiesandfieldsandremaineddormantuntiltheirtremblertactsweredisturbed—byafarmer’sstick,acarwheel’shebouennisballagainsttheg—aheywouldexplode.

    SinghwasmovedbylorrywiththeothervoluotheresearchdepartmentinWoolwich.Thiswasatimewhenthecasualtyrateinbombdisposalunitsallinglyhigh,sideringhowfewunexplodedbombstherewere.In,afterFrancehadfallenandBritainwasinastateofsiege,itgotworse.

    ByAugusttheblitzhadbegun,andihthereweresuddenly,unexplodedbombstobedealtwith.

    Roadswereclosed,factoriesdeserted.BySeptemberthenumberoflivebombshadreached,.Onehundrednewbombsquadsweresetup,buttherewasstillnouandingofhowthebombsworked.Lifeexpetheseunitswastenweeks.

    “ThiswasaHeroibdisposal,aperiodofindividualprowess,whenurgendalackofknowledgeandequipmehetakingoffantasticrisks....Itwas,however,aHeroicAgewhonistsremainedobscure,siheiraswerekeptfromthepublicforreasonsofsecurity.Itwasobviouslyundesirabletopublishreportsthatmighthelptheeoestimatetheabilitytodealwithons.”Inthecar,drivingdowbury,SinghhadsatinfrontwithMr.HartswhileMissMordehebackwithLordSuffolk.Thekhaki-paintedHumberwasfamous.Themudguardswerepaintedbrightsignalred—asallbombdisposaltravelunitswere—andatnighttherewasabluefilterovertheleftsidelight.TwodaysearlieramanwalkihefamouschalkhorseontheDownshadbeenblo