Crime in the Second World War: Spivs, Scoundrels, Rogues and Worse

by Penny Legg

Book Overview

Was There Crime in the Second World War?
At a time of national emergency, the average person could be forgiven for thinking that crime rates would go down as everyone tried to help the war effort. However, the reality was that criminals saw the war as an opportunity to exploit the emergency conditions and those with a previously unblemished reputation found themselves tempted off the straight and narrow.
Criminal activity wasn't just a civilian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781220093
• ISBN13: 9781781220092
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Sabrestorm Publishing
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.3"