Crime -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century

Christian Plowman dreamt of being a policeman. Rising through the Metropolitan Police, he finally became one of only a dozen full-time undercover officers - only to discover that it wasn't the dream job he had envisaged. His account of what it really takes to be an undercover cop reveals the hars...

The activities of the underworld, operating in the armed forces as well as the civilian black market, are one of the great untold stories of World War II. While the war produced many acts of self-sacrifice, it also made people rich and Donald Thomas tells the story of these less heroic Britons.