Hard Men

"...fascinating accounts..." History, Winter 2006
"This technique results in a readable and informative book based on wide reading in the secondary literature and a close familiarity with key newspaper and manuscript collections." History, Winter 2006
"This is a book that will prove engrossing to the general reader and invaluable to university students." History, Winter 2006
"Hard Men: Violence in England... combines academic rigor with accessible writing and will appeal to specialists and lay readers alike."   "effective, lively and accesible work, which will be essential reading for anyone interested in the history of violence."   J. Carter Wood, Journal of Social History, March 2007