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| JIM CIRILLOS TALES OF THE STAKEOUT SQUAD | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Kirchner
Publisher: Paladin Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $24.25
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 410824
Media: Paperback
ISBN: 1581606494
EAN: 9781581606492
ASIN: 1581606494
Publication Date: 2008
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Product Description
Author Paul Kirchner was working with Cirillo on this biography at the time of Jims untimely death in 2007. Kirchner draws on his extensive interviews with Cirillo, his family, friends, ex-partner Bill Allard and other SOU officers to create a vivid portrait of an affable and gregarious man who nonetheless was "the last man many armed robbers saw on this earth."In previously unpublished accounts, Cirillo describes in detail numerous stakeouts and sets the record straight about what he and the other SOU members actually accomplished on the streets of New York. Cirillo also talks about his early years as a street cop and his service with the NYPD Emergency Service Unit; his successes as a lifelong competitive shooter; his distinguished career as a firearms trainer; his unique relationship with Jeff Cooper; his carry guns and the guns of the SOU; and much more. Cirillos unique voice and humor enliven every page, resulting in a fitting, lasting tribute to a legendary police officer, shooting instructor, gunfighter and raconteur.
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A MUST Read May 16, 2008
Kirchner's book has done a great job in capturing the flavor of Jim's unique personality. This book is an excellent complement to Cirillo's own book.
"Excellent book" April 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Kirchner has outdone himself - this book is a
terrific companion to Cirillo's own "Guns, Bullets
and Gunfights". It's funny, sarcastic, cynical,
informative, riveting in many instances, and a great
look into the workings of an elite police unit.
It's also a sobering revelation into what evidently
goes through a police officer's mind when he's
face-to-face with an armed assailant bent on murder,
and he has about half a millisecond to decide
whether or not to shoot, who might be on the other
side of his bullets, and if it's safe to pull the
trigger.
I have all of Kirchner's books, and they're great.
But this one is by far, in my opinion, his best one
yet.
Reading a book about my friend April 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jim Cirillo has been a personal friend since 1998. Weeks before he passed into eternity, he gave me a phone call. At 76 years of age, he was working on yet another project, one geared to getting the good guys home at the end of their shifts.
Paul Kirchner, a superb reporter and student of people who have been successful in battle, has done a service for those who didn't know Jim. Jim's warmth and good humor comes through -- I can hear his voice telling the stories Paul faithfully documented. While Jim won 17 gunfights in his career -- a grim business -- he was never superior, stand-offish, arrogant. In fact, as Paul reflects, here's a guy who could only be portrayed in film by a cross between Robert DeNiro and Rodney Dangerfield!
His self-deprecating style, his devotion to friends, family and the mission, all combined to make him one of the most relevant souls of the 20th Century. Paul faithfully records Jim's work to create better fight-stopping ammunition, easier to use sights and his development of technique as well as his work as a police firearms instructor.
Jim's contributions to the field are without peer. He was truly, as Jeff Cooper called him, "Cirillo the Great."
A welcome addition March 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jim Cirillo has rightfully achieved legendary status as one of the most battle tested gunfighters of the modern era from his service on NYPD's long disbanded Stake Out Unit.
Those who've read Cirillo's own book, Guns, Bullets, and Gunfights or who have simply heard stories about him will surely enjoy this volume. Kirchner is a fine writer and a meticulous researcher. There is far more interesting biographical material in Kirchner's book than in Cirillo's own book.
Anyone who is a fan of Jim Cirillo or of "deadly men" generally will find this a fascinating book.
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