Scotland Yard's Flying Squad: 100 Years of Crime Fighting

by Dick Kirby

Book Overview

Since 1919, Scotland Yard's Flying Squad has been in the forefront of the war against crime. From patrolling London's streets in horse-drawn wagons, it has progressed to the use of the most sophisticated surveillance and crime-fighting equipment.

Between the Wars, the Squad targeted protection gangs who infested British racecourses and greyhound tracks. The highly effective Ghost Squad was formed to tackle black-marketeering in the aftermath...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526752174
• ISBN13: 9781526752178
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword True Crime
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"