Birmingham Boys

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]

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

References

1. ^ "UK Chaps". Gangland.net. 2002. http://www.gangland.net/ukgangland.htm. Retrieved 2006-12-06. 
2. ^ Barley, Nick (2001). "The Times - London A-Z Series No.1 (A Sample....) "G for Gangland London"". The Times. http://www.nickbarlay.com/journo1.html#az1. Retrieved 2006-12-06. 
3. ^ Shore, Heather (2001). "Undiscovered Country’: Towards A History Of The Criminal ‘Underworld’" (.doc). School of Cultural Studies: Leeds Metropolitan University. http://innovatecentre.co.uk/solon/journal/issue%201.1/ShoreCandMIssue1%20.doc. Retrieved 2006-12-06.