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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Gung Ho but empty,
By Athos215 (Kent) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Gun Law: Fighting Britain's Deadliest Gangs - Inside an Elite Police Firearms Unit (Paperback)
It should have been a great read, but it really left me feeling short changed.
Great descripions of the workings of the police and some really good real crime anecdotes. Yes, it's a difficult job and we have to admire many of the brave people in the police force, especially those in elite firearms units. But the way the author expressed himself got my back up - he was really into himself in a big way - not a humble one - and I didn't feel much empathy there, either from him or towards him. I think that ultimately I felt that there was not enough depth to this. Despite the subject matter I wanted a more human feel to the writing. I wanted to be able relate and feel what was being said rather than just read someone telling me how great he was.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fast Paced and Entertaining,
By A Customer
This review is from: Gun Law: Facing Down Britain's Toughest Gangs - The Inside Story of an Elite Police Firearms Team (Paperback)
I heard the author of this book on Radio 5 Live and thought it sounded an interesting read. As a probabtioner withing Greater Manchester Police myself, I thought I would see what a retired Firearms officer said about his career.I enjoyed the book a lot and found it an interesting and honest account from the author. The book follows Hailwoods career from joining as a cadet, through Uniform at Ashton, into TAG, the public order section of GMP, and into the firearms unit, formerly known as VO8. Most of these units are now renamed within GMP and as an officer myself it was interesting to read about how the units used to made up and run. It certainly sounds very different to how things are within GMP now. That said, a lot of the authors comments about how common sense seems not to apply within the Police are still true to this day. Hailwood describes the tactics and incidents well and certainly has a knack for keeping you reading on to find out what happens, although I would say he does have a tendancy to use abbreviations a bit much. This is a Police thing, we have a three letter abreviation for almost everything, but even I got a bit confused early on in the book, and I am in GMP! Some things do need a bit more clarification, such as when HAilwood describes the white, black, green and red aspect of buidlings whilst describing an incident early on. I knew what he was talking about as it the way Armed Police desrcibe the sides of buildings (Red=Right hand side, Green + Left etc.) However someone with no Police experience will be baffled by this. The book is firmly concentrated on Hailwoods career, and depite a few moans and groans he seems to have enjoyed his career and certainly had a major impact on the way GMP firearms department developed which is interesting. I would say that this book may not appeal to the casual reader, it is probably more for someone with an interest in Firearms or Policing in general. But the book is fast paced, with lots of amusing stories and an enjoyable read. As a PC it has made me consider the Firearms department, purely for the tactical element of the job, so has been a worthwhile and entertaining read!
10 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A WASTE OF A GOOD TREE,
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This review is from: Gun Law: Facing Down Britain's Toughest Gangs - The Inside Story of an Elite Police Firearms Team (Paperback)
That says it all. I have read some wanabee hero books in my time but this takes the biscuit. If you want to read a decent account of police firearms work, read the trojan files or good guys wear black, but not this. It cost me £14.99 for the hardback version, and as I'm moving house, its going to the charity shop. However, if you enjoy listening to the author bigging himself up and slagging off other forces firearms teams and being generally unproffesional and egotistical, without ever really having achieved much, apart from falling through a roof then waste your money, you'll love it. I dragged myself through this rubbish in the vain hope there would be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but all I got was a pot of crap.
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