Killed in the Line of Duty
Killed in the Line of Duty
A History of Fallen UK Police Officers
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 19/10/2026
- Barcode: 9781036120115
- Genre: History
- Sub-Genre: Social & Cultural History
- Publisher: Pen & Sword Books

Killed in the Line of Duty
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A History of Fallen UK Police Officers
Spanning decades of British history, _Killed in the Line of Duty_ traces the final hours of men and women who faced the most dangerous moments of policing: officers shot during robberies that spiralled out of control, stabbed while protecting strangers, ambushed on city streets, caught in terrorist attacks, or killed simply because they were first on the scene when everything went wrong. Some of these deaths made national headlines; others faded quickly from public view. Every one of them mattered.More than a record of tragedy, this book is a portrait of a changing Britain — its crimes and crises, its communities under strain, and its evolving expectations of those who police its streets. Each case reveals not only the circumstances of an officer’s death, but the lasting consequences: families reshaped by loss, forces forever altered, and policies and practices changed in the aftermath.Bound together by courage and service, these stories ensure that fallen officers are remembered not only for how they died, but for who they were, and the price they paid in the line of duty.
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