Bodyguards: The World of Vip Protection

by Richard O'Connor

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.

192 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1997

About the author

Historical books published in the mid-1900s

Reviews

[Marta · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's gotta be said, this book is a product of its time (nearly 30 years ago) and context (British, paranoid). Does it have useful basics that are still applicable even after things like 9/11 and smartphones? Yes. But you can't ignore how technology leaps and the changing context of the world in the next decade has to have changed bodyguarding, among everything else.
That said, it is a fantastically good historical primer. I learned a lot about a bunch of people and events. It looks to have good insider information, and the stories are engaging, never dry. A good read over all.