In The Underworld Captain, Alexander Shannon reveals how he escaped his shady gangland past to enjoy a glittering career in the army, only to find himself back in the thick of criminal activity.
His time as a soldier saw him posted to the Falklands, took him on several tours of Northern Ireland during the height of the Troubles & to war-torn Bosnia, where he witnessed extreme cruelty & violence up close. The rigours of army life took their toll & almost ruined his marriage, & he found himself drawn back into a series of ruthless gang wars.
Shannon was something of an enigma amongst Glasgow