num_pages: 335
description: For twenty years, the most intense and prolonged gang war in British history has raged on the streets of Manchester. Warring factions have left at least forty dead and made headlines across the world.This best-selling account tells how vicious battles for control of drugs turf and protection rackets blighted the reputation of one of Europe's most dynamic cities and saw the coining of the sinister epithet 'Gunchester'.By acclaimed investigative journalist Peter Walsh, GANG WAR is a powerful, disturbing account of an extraordinary crime phenomenon.
language: English
title: Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs
titlecomplete: Gang War: The Inside Story of the Manchester Gangs
genres: Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 280
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction
publisher: Milo Books