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A Devilish Kind of Courage
Anarchists, Aliens and the Siege of Sidney Street
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On 3 January 1911, in the heart of London's mainly Jewish East End, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries wanted for the murder of three officers. A six-hour gunfight ensued, with a fire consuming the besieged building. Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, arrived at the scene and ordered...
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A Devilish Kind of Courage
The tale of a notorious 1911 London gunfight, the 'Siege of Sidney Street', and its consequences.
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On 3 January 1911, in the heart of London's mainly Jewish East End, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries wanted for the murder of three officers. A six-hour gunfight ensued, with a fire consuming the besieged building. Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, arrived at the scene and ordered the blaze not to be extinguished.
Afterwards, two charred bodies were found; the elusive Peter the Painter, believed to have been the ringleader, remained at large. This gripping episode, known as the 'Siege of Sidney Street', was a nationwide sensation and ignited fierce debates on immigration to Britain, political extremism and law enforcement.
A Devilish Kind of Courage unravels the full story of the siege, the Latvian emigres, and their ties to the vibrant anarchist movement in London's East End.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781789148442
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 March 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Reaktion Books
Illustration: 41 illustrations
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Andrew Whitehead is a historian and journalist, an honorary professor at the University of Nottingham, and was an editor of History Workshop Journal. During a long career with the BBC he was a radio presenter, a foreign correspondent and latterly the Editor of BBC World Service News. His publications include Curious Crouch End (2021).
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