Being a lover of all things related to the Fire Service, this has become one of my favourite books. Originally published in the early 1970's by author Dennis Smith, it has been republished in 1999, with a new introduction by Mr Smith. I found this book, by reading a different book by Dennis Smith (Report from Ground Zero) and this title being mentioned several times throughout that book. I was intrigued and just had to see what this book was like. I did some digging around and could not locate it anywhere, so had to special order it in a second hand bookshop. They located it and I had to part with £45 for the book. Since it's republication, you can find ...  Read the complete review