Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters
The third book in the series, which once again dives into Britain's murky underworld, uncovering the countries worst criminals of the mid-twentieth century

As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centers of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . .

And so, in the third installment of his series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang, and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus.
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Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters
The third book in the series, which once again dives into Britain's murky underworld, uncovering the countries worst criminals of the mid-twentieth century

As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centers of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . .

And so, in the third installment of his series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang, and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus.
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Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters

Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters

by Carl Chinn
Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters

Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath: The real story behind the next generation of British gangsters

by Carl Chinn

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The third book in the series, which once again dives into Britain's murky underworld, uncovering the countries worst criminals of the mid-twentieth century

As Britain emerges into the mid-twentieth century, change is afoot. Cities are beginning to shift from smog-filled industrial hubs to more efficient metropolitan centers of commerce and, despite the country once again being blighted by war, society is beginning to shift towards a more modern, forward-thinking era. But change is not only limited to regular men and women; under the shifting tides of development, the criminal underbelly, too, is evolving, anxious for new avenues of exploitation and expansion . . .

And so, in the third installment of his series, historian Carl Chinn examines this new era in the landscape of Britain's gangs. After the violent reign of the Peaky Blinders, the intimidation of the Birmingham gang, and frequent gang wars up and down the country, from the wreckage new groups are emerging with new ways of making money and causing trouble, and, like those who came before them, they leave havoc and destruction in their wake. Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath will bring this new generation of criminals into focus.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781789464511
Publisher: Bonnier Books UK
Publication date: 02/01/2022
Series: Peaky Blinders
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Professor Carl Chinn MBE Ph.D. is a social historian with a national profile, writer, public speaker, and teacher. An off-course bookmaker himself until 1984, he is the son and grandson of illegal bookmakers in Sparkbrook, and the great-grandson of a peaky blinder, whilst his mother's family were factory workers in Aston. His writings are deeply affected by his family's working-class background and life in the back-to-backs of Birmingham and he believes passionately that history must be democratized because each and every person has made their mark upon history and has a story to tell.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Peaky Blinders: The Aftermath 1

Chapter 1 The Italian Gang and SOHO Terrors 9

Chapter 2 Dog Track Gangsters and the Hoxton Gang 77

Chapter 3 Murderous Assaults in Gangland 129

Chapter 4 Jack Spot and 'Italian Albert' 187

Chapter 5 The Birmingham Gang Broken Up 245

Afterword 289

Acknowledgements 299

Selected Further Reading 303

Abbreviations 305

Sources 307

Endnotes 311

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