Racetrack Gangs (ePub)
Four Decades of Doping, Intimidation and Violent Crime
(Sprache: Englisch)
"So if you're a fan of Peaky Blinders and want to read the true stories behind those characters and tales ... this is the book for you." -Britain's Gangland Magazine
Between the two World Wars, there was a dramatic upsurge of violence as rival criminal...
Between the two World Wars, there was a dramatic upsurge of violence as rival criminal...
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"So if you're a fan of Peaky Blinders and want to read the true stories behind those characters and tales ... this is the book for you." -Britain's Gangland Magazine
Between the two World Wars, there was a dramatic upsurge of violence as rival criminal gangs vied for rich pickings from bookmakers at racetracks throughout England.
With ready access to cash, "bookies" were a magnet for mobsters' blackmailing demands. Refusal to pay resulted in severe punishment. Their justified fears spawned a ready "protection" market.
Conflict between rival gangs were frequent and increasingly violent. Charles "Darby" Sabini with his brothers ran "The Italian Mob" who clashed with Billy Kimber and his Brummagen Hammers.
Uneasy partnerships were formed but seldom lasted. The Sabinis were friendly with the Cortesi family until a rift resulted in one of the Cortesis shooting Harryboy Sabini. Other gangs such as The Titanics and The Nile Mob were ready to fill voids. As well as broken alliances, internal friction and members changing sides resulted in bloodshed on the streets, in pubs and clubs and on the courses. Public order was so threatened that the Flying Squad was tasked with the eradication of the problem and, in 1936, the celebrated Battle of Lewes Racecourse brought matters to a bloody conclusion.
This well researched and gripping account describes the vicious dramas played out in the 1920s and 1930s.
Between the two World Wars, there was a dramatic upsurge of violence as rival criminal gangs vied for rich pickings from bookmakers at racetracks throughout England.
With ready access to cash, "bookies" were a magnet for mobsters' blackmailing demands. Refusal to pay resulted in severe punishment. Their justified fears spawned a ready "protection" market.
Conflict between rival gangs were frequent and increasingly violent. Charles "Darby" Sabini with his brothers ran "The Italian Mob" who clashed with Billy Kimber and his Brummagen Hammers.
Uneasy partnerships were formed but seldom lasted. The Sabinis were friendly with the Cortesi family until a rift resulted in one of the Cortesis shooting Harryboy Sabini. Other gangs such as The Titanics and The Nile Mob were ready to fill voids. As well as broken alliances, internal friction and members changing sides resulted in bloodshed on the streets, in pubs and clubs and on the courses. Public order was so threatened that the Flying Squad was tasked with the eradication of the problem and, in 1936, the celebrated Battle of Lewes Racecourse brought matters to a bloody conclusion.
This well researched and gripping account describes the vicious dramas played out in the 1920s and 1930s.
Autoren-Porträt von Kirby Dick Kirby
Dick Kirby was born in the East End of London and joined the Metropolitan Police in 1967. Half of his twenty-six years' service was spent with Scotland Yard's Serious Crime Squad and the Flying Squad. Kirby contributes to newspapers and magazines on a regular basis, as well as appearing on television and radio. The Guv'nors, The Sweeney, Scotland Yard's Ghost Squad, Brave Line Death on the Beat, Scourge of Soho, Crime and Corruption at The Yard and London Gangs at War are all published under the Wharncliffe True Crime imprint and he has further other published works to his credit. On retirement he lives near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Kirby can be visited at his website: www.dickkirby.com.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Kirby Dick Kirby
- 2020, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: Pen and Sword
- ISBN-10: 1526778734
- ISBN-13: 9781526778734
- Erscheinungsdatum: 30.12.2020
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