Gentle Johnny Ramensky: the Extraordinary True Story of the Safe Blower Who Became a War Hero

✍ Scribed by Jeffrey, Robert;Ramensky, Johnny

• Publisher: Black & White Publishing Ltd.
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

COVER; TITLE; BY THE SAME AUTHOR; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CONTENTS; QUOTE; 1 THE HARD LIFE; 2 FIRST STEPS ALONG THE CROOKED PATH; 3 JAILBIRD JOHNNY; 4 HUNTED DOWN; 5 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER; 6 TO SERVE KING AND COUNTRY; 7 THE GREEN BERET; 8 TOO LATE TO GO STRAIGHT; 9 ON THE RUN AGAIN; 10 A GIRL CALLED LILY; 11 RECORD-BREAKING JAILBREAKER; 12 A BAR-L BREAK-IN FOR A CHANGE ... ; 13 ROUGH JUSTICE; 14 THE CURIOUS CARFIN INCIDENT IN THE NIGHT; 15 CIVVY STREET; 16 AMONG FRIENDS; 17 A BOOK BURNING; 18 LOVE LETTERS; 19 HEADING FOR A FALL; 20 GAME OVER; APPENDIX; CATEGORY: HIGH RISK OF ESCAPE; INDEX; COPYRIGHT.;Throughout an astonishing criminal career, Johnny Ramensky was the foremost safe-blower of his era. His exploits and audacious escapes from maximum security prisons also helped make him a household name? admired by some, notorious to others. But when the Second World War broke out, Ramensky joined the elite Commandos and his story became legend. Peacetime had brought Johnny Ramensky a hard upbringing in the Gorbals, a life of crime and long years in jail. War brought him the chance to serve his country and a new use.

✦ Table of Contents

COVER
TITLE
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONTENTS
QUOTE
1 THE HARD LIFE
2 FIRST STEPS ALONG THE CROOKED PATH
3 JAILBIRD JOHNNY
4 HUNTED DOWN
5 A JAILHOUSE LAWYER
6 TO SERVE KING AND COUNTRY
7 THE GREEN BERET
8 TOO LATE TO GO STRAIGHT
9 ON THE RUN AGAIN
10 A GIRL CALLED LILY
11 RECORD-BREAKING JAILBREAKER
12 A BAR-L BREAK-IN FOR A CHANGE ...
13 ROUGH JUSTICE
14 THE CURIOUS CARFIN INCIDENT IN THE NIGHT
15 CIVVY STREET
16 AMONG FRIENDS
17 A BOOK BURNING
18 LOVE LETTERS
19 HEADING FOR A FALL
20 GAME OVER
APPENDIX
CATEGORY: HIGH RISK OF ESCAPE
INDEX
COPYRIGHT.

✦ Subjects

Thieves;Thieves--Scotland--Glasgow;;Biographies;Ramensky, Johnny;Thieves -- Scotland -- Glasgow -- Biography;Scotland -- Glasgow