The League of Gentlemen (novel)

The League of Gentlemen (1958) is a pulp-fiction novel by English author John Boland.[2] Lt. Col. Hyde is forced into early retirement after 25 years of service as an officer in the British Army.They are all in bad standing with the Army—having been forced out for quite serious indiscretions—and are equally dissatisfied and have skeletons in their closets.Before robbing the bank itself, however, they stage a number of raids to get the weapons and trucks they need, and all goes off without a hitch.Hyde uses all of his skills and discipline as a tactical military strategist to execute the plan.