Bodyguards: The World of Vip Protection [Hardcover]

Richard O'Connor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1997

Featuring case studies, actual deployments and training procedures, this book documents the growth in protection-seeking by showbusiness, business and sports personalities, and by political and military personnel. It also demonstrates the effect assassinations have had on the security services.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Arms & Armour; First edition. edition (March 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854093223
• ISBN-13: 978-1854093226
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,576,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A good introduction to vip protection, March 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bodyguards: The World of Vip Protection (Hardcover)

This book gives a good introduction to the world of Vip protection. It mainly centers on the United Kingdom and the United States, but does touch on a few other countries. More detail on the other countries would have made it an excellent book. For the reader who is looking for specifics on how to conduct Vip protection, this book does not provide that. It gives a history of how the industry has evolved and the types of problems faced. It is written in a style which makes for enjoyable reading.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Secerts of VIP Protection World, November 25, 1999

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Hasan ALSANCAK (Turkey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bodyguards: The World of Vip Protection (Hardcover)

I m the chief of the security details division of Turkish Presidential Protection Department.

I bought this book from Washington D.C. during the Turkish President's visit to USA for NATO Summit in 1999. This book has so many interesting details and stories about VIP Protection World. I learned to much (Especially about Secret Service). There are very educative details about Secret Service and I think it will give very important lessons to other countries Protection Teams.

I recommend this book to everybody especially who want to learn what is real VIP Protection.

By this chance I would like to thank Richard O'Connor for this beatiful book.

Sincerely

Hasan ALSANCAK

Inspector

Turkish Presidential Protection Department

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Information packed book for the real professional., October 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Bodyguards: The World of Vip Protection (Hardcover)

A book packed with detail on the world of close protection and sure to create much debate. The author takes an independent view and approache's the subject with a view of been impartial. He certainly achieved his objective and I was unable to put the book down and unfortunately finished reading it in three days. His ability of providing information never published before but also using that information so as to give the reader a real view of life as a bodyguard is excellent. If you have ever been interested in the world of close protection or just interested in how VIP's use bodyguards this ais a must get book.