British Gangs: From 1900 to 1950

Explores the first half of the 20th century, uncovering the thrilling yet exaggerated tales of infamous gangsters and their impact on working-class life across Britain.

British Gangs covers the first fifty years of the twentieth century, a time of upheaval and war during which the public came to fear groups of young men. Much of this fear was whipped up by an expanding newspaper industry trying to increase sales with alarming and salacious stories. The book finds that the gangs were not as b...