The Trojan Files : Inside Scotland Yard’s Elite Armed Response Unit

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SO19 the Armed Response unit of the Met is well known to the public less well known is the unit within SO19 the men and women who man the armed cars that are permanently on patrol in London. The need for experienced firearms officers to be on-scene in minutes demands they are ready at all times to mee the threat of an armed incident in the capital. The Trojan Files is a vivid and extraordinary account of the work they undertake. From the solider torn apart by the death of his mother in an IRA attack waiting to end his torment by exploding two grenades to the armed robber with a gun that shot bullets as big as a thumb; The Trojan Files tells the story of the men and women who as a matter of routine are called upon to stare death in the face. They never know then a call-out comes through - because the Trojans are always the first to arrive -whether a real gun or a fake will be in the hands of a desperate man.