The Boer War unit that inspired the Scouts
Focusing on the creation and evolution of the SAC, this book highlights its wartime successes and the transition to peacetime efforts. It emphasizes the organization's role in supporting local communities and aiding individuals as they return to their homes, showcasing the impact of its initiatives on those it serves.
Vivid scenes of action that lead to the award of two Victory Crosses.
Insight into the patchy nature of wartime training.
Crime is a source of endless fascination and fear. Yet behind the apparent consensus that crime must be fought, there is considerable conflict about what should or should not be treated as criminal, and even the most shocking crimes can inspire divisive debate.
Biografie českého letce Václava Bozděcha (1912–1980), který za 2. světové války působil v RAF, zaznamenává jeho životní osudy v kontextu bouřlivých událostí doby. Bozděch se vyučil zámečníkem, ale už před válkou vstoupil do armády. Po obsazení Československa odešel přes Polsko do Francie, kde krátce sloužil v letectvu. Zde si roku 1940 opatřil psa, německého ovčáka Antise, s nímž pak prošel celou válku. Brával ho s sebou na palubu při bojových letech, Antis byl několikrát raněn a za válečné zásluhy byl vyznamenán britskou válečnou medailí Dickin Medal. Po válce se Bozděch vrátil do Československa, nějaký čas působil na ministerstvu obrany a zážitky i osudy svých kamarádů zvěčnil v knihách Gentlemani soumraku či Souboj s osudem. Po únoru 1948 emigroval do Velké Británie a do vlasti se už nikdy nevrátil.
This biography tells of the life of a Czech airman who escapes from the Nazi invasion, fights with the French and finally arrives in Britain to fly as an air-gunner with the RAF during WWII. He returns to his homeland after WWII but escapes back to the UK again when the communists gained control. Again he joined the RAF and rose to the rank of WO.The unique part of this is that from his time in France, throughout WWII and until half way through his second tour with the RAF he was inseparable from his Alsatian dog, an animal that became famous and was awarded the dog equivalent of the VC. The animal flew with his owner on many bomber raids, became the squadron mascot and was officially a serving RAF dog. It played an amazing part in the second escape from the Czech communists regime when the author was lucky to make it over the border to the US zone in Germany--Amazon.
Even by SAS standards this is the story of an outstanding warrior.
This book covers the history of the police, the sociology of policing, and the law and politics of the police. From Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry to Life on Mars, Robert Reiner explores the highly-charged debates that surround policing and analyses the proposals for reform.
Over the last two decades, and in the wake of increases in recorded crime and other social changes, British criminal justice policy has become increasingly politicised as an index of governments' competence. New and worrying developments, such as the inexorable rise of the US prison population and the rising force of penal severity, seem unstoppable in the face of popular anxiety about crime. But is this inevitable? Nicola Lacey argues that harsh 'penal populism' is not the inevitable fate of all contemporary democracies. Notwithstanding a degree of convergence, globalisation has left many of the key institutional differences between national systems intact, and these help to explain the striking differences in the capacity for penal tolerance in otherwise relatively similar societies. Only by understanding the institutional preconditions for a tolerant criminal justice system can we think clearly about the possible options for reform within particular systems.
Law and order has become a key issue throughout the world. Crime stories saturate the mass media and politicians shrilly compete with each other in a race to be the toughest on crime. Prisons are crammed to bursting point, and police powers and resources extended repeatedly.