THE ANGRY BRIGADE. The Cause and the Case

Hardcover. A history of Britain's first urban guerilla group. In January 1971, bombs exploded at the home of Robert Carr, then Secretary of State for Employment. An organisation calling itself the Angry Brigade claimed responsibility. The police mounted a far-reaching investigation, headed by Det. Chief Supt. Habershon. Ultimately, a number of young men and women were charged with conspiracy to cause explosions and other offences, and received heavy sentences. In this book, the author details the whole story of this remarkable case. He presents the Angry Brigade's political background - the 'Situationists' at Strasbourg, the May Days of 1968 in France, student unrest in Britain, notably at Essex and Cambridge. This leads to the individual stories of the leading defendants - John Barker, Hilary Creek, Anna Mendelson and Jim Greenfield. Next follows the author's investigation, an amalgam of police routine, luck and brilliant intuitions. Finally, the trial - the longest criminal trial Britain had ever had - in which several of the accused conducted their own cases with great skill and courage. Illus. 207pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Vg+ in sl. sunned Vg+ dw. Scarce.