The World's First Swat Team: W. E. Fairbairn and the Shanghai Municipal Police Reserve Unit - Rilegato

Thompson, Leroy

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ISBN 10: 1848326041 ISBN 13: 9781848326040

Casa editrice: Frontline Books, 2012

Riassunto

In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the World Wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest from Communist labor unions, criminal gangs, spies, political agitators, armed kidnappers and assassins. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. Called the most sinful in the world, the Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal Police, one of the most advanced forces in the world. After an incident in 1926 when the police fired upon demonstrators, which resulted in unrest and strikes, W. E. Fairbairn was charged with forming a specialized unit to deal with riots and armed encounters. The resulting Reserve Unit became the prototype for future SWAT teams, as it developed tactics for using snipers in barricade and hostage incidents, techniques for use of the submachine gun during raids, hostage rescue tactics, aggressive riot-dispersal tactics and various other tactical innovations. Out of the experiences of the unit came many of the techniques later taught by W. E. Fairbairn, E. A. Sykes, Pat O'Neill and others to the Commandos, Rangers, SOE, OSS, 1st Special Service Force and other Second World War elite units. Those same techniques still resonate today with special forces and police tactical units.

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Informazioni sull?autore

The author of The Bodyguard Manual, The Hostage Rescue Manual and Secret Techniques of the Elite Forces, LEROY THOMPSON is one of the world s leading authorities on special army and police units. He is the author of more than ten books, including The Counterterrorist Manual (2009, Frontline), and numerous articles. He lives in the USA.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Frontline Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1848326041
• ISBN 13: 9781848326040
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 208
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• Persona responsabile: non disponibile