London's gangs at war
Kirby, Dick2017
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The 1950s and 1960s saw a changing of the guard in Londons gangland. A new and even more ruthless breed of criminal emerged to replace the ageing generation of likes of Sabini, Mullins and Hayes. Protection rackets on bookies, club owners and shops were commonplace. Prostitution and drugs offered rich pickings. Police corruption was all too commonplace. Thanks to media interest the names of Charlie Richardson, Mad Frankie Fraser, Scarface Smithson and the Nichols became as widely known as they were feared. And then there were the Kray Twins, whose notoriety and brutality became watchwords. But as this insider book reveals, they did not have it all their own way.
Main title:
London's gangs at war / Dick Kirby.
Author:
Kirby, Dick, author
Imprint:
Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword True Crime, 2017.
Collation:
xvii, 217 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes QR code.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781473894761 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
364.106094364.1060942109045364.106364.106094210904
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1923014