Jim Cirillo's Tales Of The Stakeout Squad That book is finally here.Since the publication of Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights in 1996, readers have pressed for a follow-up with more information on Jim Cirillo and his service with the New York City Police Department's Stakeout Unit.Author Paul Kirchner was working with Cirillo on this bi
| Title | : | Jim Cirillo's Tales Of The Stakeout Squad |
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (710 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1581606494 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 218 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2008-04-01 |
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Since the publication of Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights in 1996, readers have pressed for a follow-up with more information on Jim Cirillo and his service with the New York City Police Department's Stakeout Unit. That book is finally here.Author Paul Kirchner was working with Cirillo on this biography at the time of Jim's untimely death in 2007. Kirchner draws on his extensive interviews with Cirillo, his family, friends, ex-partner Bill Allard and other SOU officers to create a vivid portrait of an affable and gregarious man who nonetheless was "the last man many armed robbers saw on this earth."In previously unpublished accounts, Cirillo describes in detail numerous stakeouts and sets the record straight about what he and the other SOU members actually accomplished on the streets of New York. Cirillo also talks about his early years as a street cop and his service with the NYPD Emergency Service Unit; his successes as a lifelong competitive shooter; his distinguished career as a
Editorial : About the AuthorPaul Kirchner has been a writer and illustrator for more than 25 years. His work has appeared in publications ranging from Marvel comics to the Wall Street Journal to Paladin author Jeff Cooper's books. He is the author of the best-selling The Deadliest Men, to which he is now working on a follow-up book.
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Step by step, Willam explains what he needed for the windmill, how he adapted things he found in the junkyard, or took odd jobs to get money to buy what he could not make. My apartmen
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