Rendezvous with Death: Australian Police Slain on Duty in the early 20th century

Author:   Alan Leek
Publisher:   Big Sky Publishing
ISBN:  

9781922896643


Pages:   300
Publication Date:   17 May 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Rendezvous with Death: Australian Police Slain on Duty in the early 20th century


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The harrowing true stories of fallen police officers and how they met their end in a rendevous with death on the path of duty. A new century and a new nation forged by the will of the people seemed to turn a new page and raised hope for a better future.  In this there was abundant truth, but there still lurked the malcontents who fed on unsuspecting hosts using violence in support of their enterprise and deadly force to avoid detection. These are the traumatic stories of policemen, working class men, family men, often benighted men, who died at the hands of the mad, bad and sad and unexpectedly.  They died in the knowledge that duty expected of them the laying down their lives for the community they were sworn to serve. They died bravely for the new nation, for its people and esprit de corps. This is a richly illustrated account of men who died preserving the peace at home, while their brothers-in- arms fought evil on the front lines of Europe.  Their stories are often intertwined.

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Author:   Alan Leek
Publisher:   Big Sky Publishing
Imprint:   Big Sky Publishing
ISBN:  

9781922896643


ISBN 10:   1922896640
Pages:   300
Publication Date:   17 May 2023
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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With a distinguished 34-year career in the NSW Police, Alan Leek's narrative weaves through the intricate tapestry of law enforcement. Serving as a detective in Sydney, its suburbs, and the Hawkesbury and Blue Mountains areas, he rose to the rank of superintendent. Leek's leadership included roles such as officer-in-charge of Blacktown-Mt. Druitt detectives and commanding officer of the challenging Cabramatta patrol during the heroin trafficking era and Australia's first political assassination. Alan has used his policing background and meticulous research to write books including Whirlpool VC, The Killing Chronicles, Rat in the Ranks. Rendezvous with Death, Confronting Murderous Men is his fifth book.  

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