The Great Train Robbery
Subtitle: history-making heist
By: by Brenda Haugen
Series: True crime; True crime (Compass Point Books)
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9780756543600
Subjects: Train robberies; Robbers and outlaws; Thieves; Juvenile literature; Biography
Description: Shout and we'll kill you! Threats and violence were part of the Great Train Robbery of 1963. Its loot was, at that time, the largest amount of cash ever stolen in Britain. The Crime of the Century seemed to be perfectly planned and executed, but police aimed to show that they'd find those involved and bring them to justice. Would they succeed or would the daring criminals involved in the crime escape with the cash?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-95) and index.
Table of contents: title: Surprise attack; title: London's criminal element; title: Planning the crime; title: The heist; title: The plan breaks down; title: Capture and trial; title: Life on the run; title: The robbers' fates.