The Enemy Within: Hucksters, Racketeers, Deserters, and Civilians During the Second World War

by Donald Serrell Thomas

Book Overview

While the Second World War produced numerous acts of self-sacrifice, it also made many people rich. The criminal activities of the British underworld that extended from the civilian population right through to the armed forces constitute one of the great untold stories of the war. The Blitz of 1940 may have made a nation of heroes, but in the shadows the shelter gangs and looters prowled.
Acclaimed author Donald Thomas draws on extensive archival...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814782868
• ISBN13: 9780814782866
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.2"