A Devilish Kind of Courage - Anarchists, Aliens and the Siege of Sidney Street Anarchists, Aliens and the Siege of Sidney Street
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Erscheinungsdatum
01.03.2024
Abbildungen
41 illustrations
Verlag
Reaktion BooksSeitenzahl
320
Maße (L/B/H)
15/22.4/3.2 cm
Gewicht
550 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-78914-844-2
A thrilling account of the 1911 Siege of Sidney Street--when a young Winston Churchill allowed two immigrant revolutionaries to burn to death in London's East End.
On January 3, 1911, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries on the lam in London's East End. A six-hour gunfight ensued until fire consumed the building where the radicals had taken refuge. When a not-yet-prime-minister Winston Churchill arrived at the scene, he ordered officials to let the fire run its course. At least two people burned to death in the blaze, but the Latvian ringleader, Peter the Painter, remained at large. Known as the Siege of Sidney Street, the event was a nationwide sensation and ignited fierce debates about immigration, extremism, and law enforcement. This book unravels the full story of the siege, the Latvian expatriates, and London's vibrant anarchist movement in the early twentieth century.Noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden
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