DAVID MCCORMACK PGDIP, BA(HONS) CQSW, RGN

 

 

Worked in health and social care in a variety of roles including management (1983 - 2010).

 

Mature student at Salford University (2006 - 2009). Graduated top of year with a first class degree in Contemporary Military and International History.

 

Volunteer researcher and collections management assistant at the Museum of the Manchester Regiment (2009 - 2010).

 

Mature post graduate student at Salford University (2009 - 2010). Graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Museum Management.

 

Tour Manager/Battlefield Guide with Leger Holidays (2012 - present). Specialist in Naval History, the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, the Holocaust, the Eastern Front (1941 - 1945) and the Cold War.

 

Private History Tutor (2009 - present). Specialist in essay writing skills and exam preparation for A Level and Undergraduate students.

 

Case Worker with SSAFA (Soldiers, Sailors, Armed Forces Association), Bolton & Bury Branch (2013 - present).

 

TOPICS:

 

The last days of Adolf Hitler

 

The Battle of Berlin (20 April - 2 May 1945)

 

Ronald Reagan - Cold War Warrior

 

Humour from the trenches - The wartime cartoons of Bruce Bairnsfather

 

The Real Pirates of the Caribbean - The Royal Navy defeats piracy in the West Indies during the early 18th Century 

 

Great Naval blunders - A humorous survey of naval incompetence during the 20th Century.

 

Jack Tar - Life in Nelson's Navy

 

Catching Criminals in the 21st Century

 

A to Z guide of Computing for Seniors  - unravelling the jargon

 

Making the most of the Internet – avoiding the pitfalls