The blackout murders /
Storey, Neil R.
The blackout murders / Neil R. Storey. - Barnsley : Pen & Sword True Crime, 2023. - 224 pages ; 24 cm.
Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as this text reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell.
9781399071024 (hbk.) : 20.00 1399071025 (hbk.) : 20.00
Murder--History--Great Britain--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.--Great Britain
Crime.
True Crime.
True crime.
Second World War.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV6535.G4
364.1523 STO
The blackout murders / Neil R. Storey. - Barnsley : Pen & Sword True Crime, 2023. - 224 pages ; 24 cm.
Nostalgic recollections of wartime Britain often forget that when the blackout was enforced at night in an attempt to foil Nazi bombers a crime wave, cloaked by the inky black darkness, ensued on many of our streets. There were petty crimes, robberies, sexual assaults and, as this text reveals, some horrific murders took place on our home front during the Second World War. Some of them still rank among the most shocking crimes in modern British history. Some of the murders recounted within the pages of this book remain infamous, others are almost forgotten and some remain unsolved to this day. Several cases have new light shed on them from recently released archives and records uncovered by the author. Every case has been carefully selected for its reflection of wartime conditions and each one has a powerful, poignant and tragic story to tell.
9781399071024 (hbk.) : 20.00 1399071025 (hbk.) : 20.00
Murder--History--Great Britain--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects.--Great Britain
Crime.
True Crime.
True crime.
Second World War.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
HV6535.G4
364.1523 STO