The Great Train Robbery: Crime of the Century

by Stewart Richards and Nick Russell-Pavier

Book Overview

Definitive account of the famous 1963 Great Train Robbery - and its aftermath.

In the early hours of Thursday 8th August 1963 at rural Cheddington in Buckinghamshire, 2.6 million ( 50 million today) in unmarked 5, 1 and 10-shilling notes was stolen from the Glasgow to London nightmail train in a daring and brilliantly executed operation lasting just 46 minutes. Quickly dubbed the crime of the century, it has captured the imagination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753829266
• ISBN13: 9780753829264
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.1" x 7.7"