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An Underworld at War

Spivs, Deserters, Racketeers and Civilians in the Second World War

Donald Thomas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:The Murder Room

Published:18th Sep '14

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'A wonderful book, the best I have read for ages' Literary Review

The Second World War produced numerous acts of self-sacrifice, but it also made many people rich. Under the cover of war, crime ranging from opportunistic looting to systematic theft was able to flourish.

Donald Thomas draws on extensive archive material to reveal the ingenuity and sheer scale of wartime criminality, making fascinating reading of one of the great untold stories of the war.

'A mesmerising, unputdownable and brilliantly researched page-turner' Sunday Times

ISBN: 9781471916670

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 41g

352 pages