Stephen Smith

Europa envejece y se despuebla. África rebosa de jóvenes. Se producirá una migración en masa que supondrá uno de los grandes desafíos del siglo XXI. África emerge, sale de la pobreza absoluta.

Join veteran crime-fighter Stephen Smith on a journey through the dark and dangerous world of the Metropolitan Police specialist firearms command from its inception in 1966, when the cold-blooded murder of three police officers sparked a revolution in the training of armed officers, to the present day. This unique police unit battled against the IRA in the 1970s, experienced its first operational shootings in the 1980s and underwent massive expansion in the 1990s. In the new millenium it fought against Dome raiders, kidnappers, and al-Qaeda terrorists, then worked to provide London with a secure environment in which to host the 2012 Olympic Games. From a gunman ordering cannabis smuggled in fried chicken during a siege to a deranged killer holding toddlers hostage, Londons armed police have seen it all. With his wealth of first-hand experience, Stephen Smith has woven together historic and up-to date accounts of perilous and often famously controversial firearms operations across Englands capital. Using hundreds of photographs, illustrations and drawings from several archived sources, this fascinating volume spans five decades of the Metropolitan Polices fight against crime and many of its photographs and illustrations have never been published before. Packed with detail and intrigue, Stop! Armed Police! is a must-have for those with an interest in police firearms matters and is a captivating behind-the-scenes look at the dangerous business of policing Londons streets.

Retrato certero de las dramáticas condiciones de vida del continente africano, la presente obra desvela la realidad de corrupción, hambrunas e injusticias de toda especie a que se ven sistemáticamente sometidos sus habitantes. Tras todas esas calamidades, se perfila un gran territorio, desconocido y olvidado, cuyas riquezas han sido objeto de expolio durante siglos por parte de las potencias occidentales.

What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in UNDERGROUND LONDON, acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide and history of the capital. It''s a journey through the passages and tunnels of the city, the bunkers and tunnels, crypts and shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London, it''s also an exploration through time: Queen Boudicca lies beneath Platform 10 at King''s Cross (legend has it); Dick Turpin fled the Bow Street Runners along secret passages leading from the cellar of the Spaniards pub in North London; the remains of a pre-Christian Mithraic temple have been found near the Bank of England; on the platforms of the now defunct King William Street Underground, posters still warn that ''Careless talk costs lives''. Stephen Smith uncovers the secrets of the city by walking through sewers, tunnels under such places as Hampton Court, ghost tube stations, and long lost rivers such as the Fleet and the Tyburn. This is ''alternative'' history at its best.

Europa envejece y se despuebla. África rebosa de jóvenes y de vida. Se va a producir una migración en masa. La magnitud y las condiciones de la misma son uno de los grandes desafíos del siglo XXI. Hoy la Union Europea cuenta 510 millones de habitantes en