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When Great Britain took the moral high ground and banned its lucrative export of opium from Imperial India to China, it unleashed a century of criminality. Where America's misguided Prohibition of alcohol made illicit fortunes for the Mafia, across the pond the organised criminals within the British Empire grew rich on their trade in illegal narcotics in the 20th century. _Empire of Crime_ is the first book to reveal the full extent and variety of organised crime within the British Empire in the 20th century., By delving into British colonial archives, Newark has discovered breath-taking truths about organised crime inside the British Empire. This book unravels how gangsters exploited its global trade routes to establish a new age of criminal networks that spanned the world.
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"Snappy as Spillane, this book is packed with girls, guns and guts. The violent milieu explored by Newark is not South Side Chicago but the British Empire" (The Independent)
"As fascinating and exciting as any crime novel, a truly gripping exposé" (Ian Knight, author of Zulu Rising)
"Tim Newark's vivid account of the exploits of law enforcement agents during the British Empire is captivating. He brings to life these talented international policemen - the drug-busting cops of the day - superbly. Agatha Christie meets The Godfather!" (Andrew Roberts, author The Storm of War)
"History as it's meant to be: clear, unpretentious, exciting, authoritative and enthusiastic . . . unquestionably one of my books of the year" (City AM)
"Probing areas which historians have usually tactfully avoided, Newark has lifted the curtain on a hidden era of the British Empire" (The Herald)
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"As fascinating and exciting as any crime novel, a truly gripping exposé" (Ian Knight, author of Zulu Rising)
"Tim Newark's vivid account of the exploits of law enforcement agents during the British Empire is captivating. He brings to life these talented international policemen - the drug-busting cops of the day - superbly. Agatha Christie meets The Godfather!" (Andrew Roberts, author The Storm of War)
"History as it's meant to be: clear, unpretentious, exciting, authoritative and enthusiastic . . . unquestionably one of my books of the year" (City AM)
"Probing areas which historians have usually tactfully avoided, Newark has lifted the curtain on a hidden era of the British Empire" (The Herald)
An epic account of the global fight against organised crime in the early twentieth century
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- PublisherPen & Sword History
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 1526713047
- ISBN 13 9781526713049
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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