Bouncers and Bodyguards: Tales from a Twilight World

Bouncers and Bodyguards: Tales from a Twilight World

by Robin Barratt (Author), Paul Knight (Author)

Synopsis

"Bouncers and Bodyguards" is a collection of astonishing true stories about the tough world of personal protection and nightclub doors from some of Britain's most notorious figures. Read how Charlie Bronson helped his friends out on the doors of his local in the early '70s before being banged up for well over 30 years; how Ken Wharfe, personal bodyguard to the late Princess Diana, spent his life in Special Branch looking after royalty and diplomats worldwide; how Manchester gangster Mickey Francis ran most of the city's doors back in the '80s; and, how a top British security firm advertised for bouncers for a high-risk 'suicide' operation in central Baghdad.By turns funny, sad and shocking, these candid accounts were written exclusively for this publication by individuals who have spent much of their working lives in what is a volatile, violent and frequently unpredictable industry. Compiled by former bodyguard, ex-mercenary and well-known nightclub bouncer Robin Barratt, "Bouncers and Bodyguards" is an expose of an infamous twilight world about which rumours have often circulated. The truth has never really been uncovered - until now.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: UK ed.
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Published: 05 Mar 2009

ISBN 10: 1845964586
ISBN 13: 9781845964580

Author Bio
Robin Barratt is the president of the British Bodyguard Association, editor and publisher of The Bodyguard magazine and the author of several books on the nightclub security industry.