A Devilish Kind of Courage (2024)by Andrew Whitehead

A Devilish Kind of Courage: Anarchists, Aliens and the Siege of Sidney Street Kindle Edition
(2024)by Andrew Whitehead

On 3 January 1911, in the heart of London¡¯s mainly Jewish East End, police discovered Latvian revolutionaries wanted for the murder of three officers. A six-hour gunfight ensued, with a fire consuming the besieged building. Winston Churchill, then Home Secretary, arrived at the scene and ordered the blaze not to be extinguished. Afterwards two charred bodies were found; the elusive Peter the Painter, believed to have been the ringleader, remained at large. This gripping episode, known as the ¡®Siege of Sidney Street¡¯, was a nationwide sensation and ignited fierce debates on immigration to Britain, political extremism and law enforcement. This book unravels the full story of the siege, the Latvian ¨¦migr¨¦s and their ties to the vibrant anarchist movement in London¡¯s East End.

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