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1. glasgowgangs.comGlasgow: City of Gangs | A new history by Andrew Davies

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   Aug 10, 2013 · His autobiography, Cloak Without Dagger, contained what became the definitive account of Glasgow’s gangs of the era. Davies demonstrates that it was self-serving and had errors of chronology but the chief constable’s approach, “giving the gangs a taste of their own medicine”, was widely praised.

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2. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk › news › 13261531I've spent 15 years of my life with Glasgow gangs

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   Aug 10, 2013 · City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British Gangster is by Andrew Davies, a senior lecturer in Modern British History at Liverpool University. The book has taken him 15 years to research.

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   Aug 15, 2013 · Drawing on fifteen years of original research, Andrew Davies, author of the acclaimed The Gangs of Manchester, brings to life the reign of terror exerted by gangs like the Billy Boys, the Kent Star, the Savoy Arcadians and the South Side Stickers.

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   Davies identifies and conveys how the police, judiciary, local government officials and the press sought to understand and explain what was at the root of Glasgow's growing gang problem throughout the interwar period.

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   Andrew Davies from the University of Liverpool has produced an absorbing, exhaustively researched account of Glasgow gangs during the interwar period when they arguably reached the peak of their notoriety.

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   Drawing on 15 years of original research, Andrew Davies, brings to life the reign of terror exerted by gangs like the Billy Boys, the Kent Star, the Savoy Arcadians and the South Side Stickers

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   Who is Andrew Davies?

   • Andrew Davies is a Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Liverpool. He specialises in the history of crime in Modern Britain and has published widely on gangs, crime and policing. His previous book was called The Gangs of Manchester and was published in 2008.

   City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British

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   Why were Glasgow's gangs so difficult?

   • But Glasgow's gangs proved much more difficult to handle - even for Britain's toughest cop. In the end, the gangs were overshadowed by the Second World War. Many gang members signed up to fight Hitler. There were even times when deadly rivals from the city fought side-by-side against the Germans.

   I've spent 15 years of my life with Glasgow gangs

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   Did the press create a template for reporting gangs in Glasgow?

   • It highlights the ways in which the press – especially the London-based papers – created a template for reporting gangs in Glasgow that you can still see the traces of today, and in doing so helped to cement Glasgow's reputation as a city plagued by terrible poverty and entrenched gang violence.

   Andrew Davies, City of Gangs: Glasgow and the Rise of the British

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8. www.imdb.com › name › nm5073105Andrew Davies Gans - IMDb

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   Andrew Davies Gans is known for Lazareth (2024), Pink Skies Ahead (2020) and Abandoned (2022). More at IMDbPro. Contact info.