The activities of the underworld, extending into a civilian black market and the armed forces, are one of the great untold stories of the Second World War. The profits of civilian racketeering dwarfed the rewards of smash-and-grab or safebreaking, though these continued apace. Professional gangs raided government offices for ration books and underground presses counterfeited petrol and clothing coupons in tens of thousands. The scale of theft in the army was also colossal, with whole consignments of cigarettes, razor-blades ...
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The activities of the underworld, extending into a civilian black market and the armed forces, are one of the great untold stories of the Second World War. The profits of civilian racketeering dwarfed the rewards of smash-and-grab or safebreaking, though these continued apace. Professional gangs raided government offices for ration books and underground presses counterfeited petrol and clothing coupons in tens of thousands. The scale of theft in the army was also colossal, with whole consignments of cigarettes, razor-blades and NAAFI stores disappearing. Donald Thomas draws on extensive archive material to tell the extraordinary tale of these less-heroic Britons. The facts he uncovers are often so preposterous that in a novel they would seem unbelievable.
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Near fine in Near fine jacket. Near fine condition. John Murray, 2003. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(silver lettering to the spine, small crease and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) with Dj(a couple of creases and nicks on the edges of the Dj cover), both in near fine condition. Illustrated with b/w photos. Nice and clean pages with two small ink marks on the outer edges, light shelf wear on the Dj cover. Nice and clean book.437pp including List of illustrations, notes, index. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition. Heavy book.
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Second printing. 8vo Black boards stamped in silver on spine. xv, 429 pages. 2 sections of B&W photos printed on slick paper. 17 chapters. 23 illustrations. Several small spots on top page edges otherwise like new. Dust jacket. near Fine/ Like new.
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