List of Illustrations; List of Plates; Acknowledgements; Introduction Special Weapons and Tactics:A Fairbairn Legacy by Charles D. Melson; Chapter 1 Life in the International Settlement; Chapter 2 Rising Crime and Riots:The Need for a Reserve Unit; Chapter 3 The Shanghai Municipal Police Reserve Unit; Chapter 4 SMP Weapons and Weapons Training; Chapter 5 The Shanghai Volunteer Corpsand the Reserve Unit; Chapter 6 U.S. Marines, Fairbairn, and the Shanghai Police; Chapter 7 Legacy of W.E. Fairbairn and the SMP Reserve Unit; References and Further Reading; Index
Summary
In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the world wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. The Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal Police
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-207) and index
