Scotland Yard's Ghost Squad : the secret weapon against post-war crime
Kirby, Dick2011
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When the Second World War ended, England was bombed-out and starving. It was the age of austerity and criminal opportunity. Thieves broke into warehouses, hi-jacked lorries and ransacked railway yards to feed the black market. Scotland Yard was 6,000 men under strength but something dramatic had to be done - and it was.
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Barnsley : Wharncliffe True Crime, 2011.
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xvi, 224 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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9781848844513 (pbk)
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363.209421363.20942109044363.2'09421363.209421 KIR
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English
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1760815
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