The Brave Blue Line
100 Years of Metropolitan Police Gallantry
Published on 30. January 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-3990-1490-8 (ISBN)
Description
In their daily battle against a remorseless tide of crime, officers of London's Metropolitan Police routinely risk their lives protecting society.
Veteran detective and crime author Dick Kirby has brought together a superb collection of inspiring stories of police gallantry over the last hundred years.
All four officers to be honored with the George Cross, the highest civilian award have their stories told including Jim Beaton who saved Princess Anne from kidnap in The Mall.
Three women officers have been awarded the George Medal, two for decoy work, the third for a heroic rooftop rescue.
The book concludes with the astonishing story of a retired detective who tackled armed robbers at the cost of his eye. He may have left the Met behind him but not his courage.
Every page of this gripping book is full of excitement and courage of the highest order.
Veteran detective and crime author Dick Kirby has brought together a superb collection of inspiring stories of police gallantry over the last hundred years.
All four officers to be honored with the George Cross, the highest civilian award have their stories told including Jim Beaton who saved Princess Anne from kidnap in The Mall.
Three women officers have been awarded the George Medal, two for decoy work, the third for a heroic rooftop rescue.
The book concludes with the astonishing story of a retired detective who tackled armed robbers at the cost of his eye. He may have left the Met behind him but not his courage.
Every page of this gripping book is full of excitement and courage of the highest order.
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Language
English
Illustrations
16pp B & W plates
Dimensions
Height: 157 mm
Width: 232 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3990-1490-8 (9781399014908)
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Person
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.
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.