Gunfights & Gunfighters: Reflections from a Phoenix Police Officer

Amid the backdrop of World War II, race riots, and police corruption, a white police officer in Phoenix, Arizona, guns down an on-duty, black cop from his same department.

The community's residents pick sides, and while the second trial ends in an acquittal, the battle isn't over. The detective, "Frenchy" Navarre, returns to duty but is shot dead when he encounters Officer Joe Davis, the slain officer's partner.

This is just one of the fascinating tales told by Gordon A. Hunsaker, who also ...