Blood on the badge : true crime, courage, and carnage in Australia's most violent years
Leek, Alan2025
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Gunfights, stabbings, and unspeakable violence - these are the true stories of the officers who stood between chaos and order. Early 20th-century criminals were among the most ruthless in Australia's history. Their violent excesses left communities reeling. In an era when handguns, explosives and Tommy guns were the weapons of choice, police officers faced down dangerous offenders without modern tactics, protective gear or psychological training - relying only on grit, instinct and sheer physical courage. Award-winning police veteran Alan Leek brings to life a gripping collection of true stories from a time when raw danger came with the badge. From the frenzied Anzac Day stabbing of a young constable who had returned from years of active war service to an officer mortally wounded by a serial killer he had apprehended, whose bravery earned a posthumous George Cross. These are stories of men who stepped forward when others ran - and often paid the ultimate price.
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Author:
Leek, Alan, author
Imprint:
Newport, NSW : Big Sky Publishing, [2025]
Collation:
250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
First published in 2019 as "The killing chronicles".Includes index.
ISBN:
9781923514386 (paperback)
Dewey class:
364.994
Language:
English
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BRN:
492312