Review

The Job
The only official book on Scotland Yard, it breaks new ground with previously unpublished images from the Met Museum....

Book Description
For 170 years Scotland Yard has been the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service. 'The Yard' has become a symbol for law and order in London, and is recognized around the world as the premier civilian peacekeeping force.

Produced with the full co-operation of the Metropolitan Police, this definitive book reveals a wealth of fascinating facts and stories and stories from the Yard's eventful history.

Arranged in an accessible A-Z format, over 500 entries cover every aspect of the yard, past and present, from A division to Z Wagon. Meticulously researched historical entries cover a wide range of subjects, from the infamous criminals who have featured large in the Yard's history and the strikes, riots, disasters and sieges that have tested the force, to the activities of key parts of the organization, including the Flying Squad, Special Branch and the Firearms Unit.

With a foreword by Commissioner Sir John Stevens and a selection of fascinating images from the archives of the Metropolitan Police Museum, this is both an invaluable reference book and am illuminating and entertaining read.


Paperback 608 pages (13 July, 2000)

Publisher: Virgin Books

ISBN: 0753505150