Birmingham Boys

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The Birmingham Boys was a street gang prominent in London's underworld during the 1920s, rivaling Sicilian mafiosi Darby Sabini for control of horse racing and other illegal gambling activities in southeastern England. [1] [2] [3]

[edit] Further reading

  • Steve Chibnall, Steve. Brighton Rock. London: I.B. Tauris, 2005. ISBN 1-85043-400-X
  • Donaldson, William. Brewer's Rogues, Villains, and Eccentrics: An A-Z of Roguish Britons Through the Ages. London: Orion Books Ltd., 2004. ISBN 0-7538-1791-8
  • Huggins, Mike. Horseracing and the British, 1919-39. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-7190-6529-1
  • Moonman, Eric. The Violent Society. London: Frank Cass & Co., 1987. ISBN 0-7146-3309-7
  • Wright, Alan. Organised Crime. Portland: Willan Publishing, 2006. ISBN 1-84392-140-5

[edit] References

  1. ^ UK Chaps. Gangland.net (2002). Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
  2. ^ Barley, Nick (2001). The Times - London A-Z Series No.1 (A Sample....) "G for Gangland London". The Times. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
  3. ^ Shore, Heather (2001). Undiscovered Country’: Towards A History Of The Criminal ‘Underworld’ (.doc). School of Cultural Studies: Leeds Metropolitan University. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
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