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9 of 36 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Best Gangland Book In Years!!!, 22 Sep 2005
Just when you thought the Gangster/ Hardman books had died a slow death with
more and more nobodies with nothing to say appearing on our shelves, this
little cracker comes along.Between them, there can't be many people in the underworld that Tel Currie
and Charlie Bronson don't know. The thing I like about this book is it's not
just the obvious names being churned out but people that are not known to
the public but are very respected amongst the main guys. There's not the usual
pages and pages of drivel about the Kray's, a subject that's been rinsed dry
usually by shameless mercenaries who waited until the Kray's were all dead
before churning out their version of the truth. This book is totally
different and is not just an excuse for the authors to actually write about
themselves. With 'Heroes and Villains' you can actually learn about people with amazing
stories who you may not have heard of previously but you certainly won't
forget once you have read about their exploits. Of course, the well known
legends are all here like Charlie Richardson, Roy Shaw, Freddie Foreman,
Bruce Reynolds, Ronnie Biggs, Joey Pyle, Ronnie Knight, Frankie Fraser,
Howard Marks and Tony Lambrianou but they are balanced by names that made up
the support network that allowed these men to get to the top. Charlie Bronson and Tel Currie have to be 2 of the most connected men in
Great Britain and this allows personal insights that you wont read anywhere
else. It's also interesting the amount of self proclaimed faces many who
have written books themselves who don't even get a mention because in
reality they are jokes. If you have an interest in the names and faces that make up Gangland, this
is the book for you, you wont be able to put it down!
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by Charles Bronson
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