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Deadly Force (General Military)

Deadly Force (General Military)

by Chris Mc Nab (Author)

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    Paperback 2009

    $3.25
Synopsis

From the gunslinger duels of the dusty Old West to the fire-fights on the Los Angeles freeway, the story of the lawman and the outlaw has been written in blood across the pages of American history. In this book, expert author Chris McNab draws together these violent and chaotic tales to form a coherent history of the ongoing struggle between law-enforcement and Americas heavily armed criminal underworld. Using eye-witness accounts and backed with numerous photographs, he delves into the country's folk-history, examining famous events such as the Gunfight at the O.K. Coral and the disaster at Waco, Texas, and explaining how desperate outlaws like Jesse James, Billy the Kid, and Bonnie and Clyde became household names. With each bloody clash and bullet-riddled corpse, he adds another piece to the puzzle to explain how the violence of the past has created the America of today.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 312
 Publisher: Osprey
Published: 10 Sep 2009
ISBN 10: 1846033764
ISBN 13: 9781846033766

Media Reviews
The book is fascinating, a nicely paced mixture of events and analyses. It will have wide appeal, and is a reminder that policing can be very dangerous. --P.T. Smith, Choice Magazine (April 2010)
Author Bio
Chris McNab is an author and editor. To date he has published over 25 books, including Twentieth-Century Small Arms (2001), Gunfighters - The outlaws and their weapons (2005, contributing editor), The Personal Security Handbook (2003), The Encyclopedia of Combat Techniques (2002) and The Illustrated History of the Vietnam War (2000), and is the co-author of the Osprey publication Tools of Violence (2008). He has also written extensively for major encyclopedia series, including African-American Biographies (2006), USA 1950s (2006) and Reformation, Exploration and Empire (2005), and has contributed to The Times on the war in Iraq. The author lives in Neath, Wales.