Customer Reviews

26 reviews

• Tim Jones

  An excellent compilation put together by the author/editor, David Pike. His use of the well placed historic and contemporary images adds so much to the selected stories and articals from a former fire service magazine. A wonderful use of his time in producing this enjoyable read that goes towards helping a worthy charity. A recommended title.
  

• Gerry Rendle

  A great insight into the London Fire Brigade and its Firefighters. The book contains wonderful Photographs,Images and Illustrations into what it was really like to be in the London Fire Service. Well researched and written by the Author who himself served for over 30 years as a London Firefighter. This book should be read, not just by Firemen,but all Londoners to help us appreciate the dedication and skill that these men and women have to preserve our safety from FIRE in London
  

• Sue Goodenough

  This book caught my eye since it was on display in the window of my North Devon W H Smith's. So I went in to take a closer peek. It is such a pick-upable book. The incredible selection of images grabs your attention from the start, and David Pike's careful editing has provided a wealth of tales from London's fremen and some from his own pen. I walked from the store having been well and truely hooked, and naturally paying for the book. I have now read London's Firefighters from cover to cover and have not been disappointed by my purchase. A really engaging read for anyone interested in London's history, the fire service or just people doing an extraodinary job. Highly Recommended.
  

• Steve Johnson

  History comes alive. This is a book that needed to be written, as the further we get from these events and recollections of the heroics of ordinary people performing extraordinary feats in the most testing of circumstances, the more likely it is that they will be forgotten altogether.
  It does talk of a time gone by, but the last couple of years have been full of remembrances of the heroics performed by other groups of people during the Second World War, and David Pike is right to include this period in the book, but also, to take us back to the very start of organised firefighting. The fact that this is all done in a very readable manner, and in shortish chunks, means it can be used partly as a reference book for information but also as a 'Wow, did people really do that' page turner. That the proceeds are going to charity to recognise the work of these heroes is icing on the cake
  

• George Perrin.

  A wonderful thrawl through my many years as a London Fireman. Great selection of photos featured. Would recommend this book to anybody who has an interest in the life of Firefighters and the work of Fire Brigades......
  

• Kath Hickman

  This is Dave Pike second book and a must read and one to keep. I never get tired of London Fire Brigade's history and this book delivers it bucket loads together with some amazing images too. A must buy. Well done Mr Pike.
  

• Dean Van Stratten

  If you have the slightest interest in Fire Services then you must have this book in your library. It is a superb accounting of events, happenings, tragedies and euphoria from the point of view of the author David Pike. A very special collection of remarkable tales and images edited through his lifes work of loving his job and the people he worked with and those in the communities that he served. A recommended buy.
  

• G J Warren

  This book, so well written and well presented, is a treasure trove of articles and photographs. As a retired firefighter myself I found the book engaging and informative as well as entertaining! If you are not a firefighter then this book will give you a unique insight into a very special profession and particularly, a very special Fire Brigade and the Men and Woman who serve in it. I highly recommend it.
  

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