| Description |
1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations (some color), color map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index. |
| Summary |
In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the world wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. The Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal Police. |
| Contents |
List of Illustrations; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction Special Weapons and Tactics:A Fairbairn Legacy by Charles D. Melson; Chapter 1 Life in the International Settlement; Chapter 2 Rising Crime and Riots:The Need for a Reserve Unit; Chapter 3 The Shanghai Municipal Police Reserve Unit; Chapter 4 SMP Weapons and Weapons Training; Chapter 5 The Shanghai Volunteer Corpsand the Reserve Unit; Chapter 6 U.S. Marines, Fairbairn, and theShanghai Police; Chapter 7 Legacy of W.E. Fairbairn and theSMP Reserve Unit; References and Further Reading; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Shanghai (China). Municipal Police.
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Shanghai (China). Municipal Police. |
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Police -- China -- Shanghai -- History -- 20th century.
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Police. |
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China -- Shanghai. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Shanghai (China : International Settlement)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. |
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China -- Shanghai (International Settlement) |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Police. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Thompson, Leroy. World's first SWAT team : W.E. Fairbairn and the Shanghai municipal police reserve unit. Barnsley : Frontline, 2012 xiii, 210 pages, [16] pages of plates ; 24 cm. 9781848326040 (DLC) 17592743 |
| ISBN |
9781783034352 (electronic book) |
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1783034351 (electronic book) |
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9781783034376 (electronic book) |
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1783034378 (electronic book) |
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9781848326040 (hardback) |
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1848326041 (hardback) |
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