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Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions
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Description
Though there are many books about organized crime, this is the only book that focuses on how the mob adapted to the murders of its bosses, failed hits, internecine wars, and to prosecutions and continued to thrive throughout the United States for the better part of the 20th century.
Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions is about pivotal events that changed the way the Italian American Mafia has done business since its establishment in the United States. This book covers the murders and wars that ended the careers of Mafia bosses from the Five Families and the prosecutors who built successful political careers following noteworthy mob convictions for ambitious prosecutors like Thomas Dewey, Robert F. Kennedy, and Rudolph Giuliani.
Throughout the book, Sussman covers the notorious murders and wars the mob engaged in from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to the Castellamarese War, even the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and shows how with each event the mob learned and changed to continue its reign of terror however it could.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Bullet in the Gut Ends an Era
Chapter 2: No Love Lost on Valentine's Day
Chapter 3: The Castellammarese Wars and the Emergence of the New Mafia
Chapter 4: Jews and Italians
Chapter 5: Lansky and Luciano: Brothers in Crime
Chapter 6: The Business of Murder
Chapter 7: Little Man Against the Mob
Chapter 8: The Only Mob Boss Fried in Old Sparky
Chapter 9: Deportations
Chapter 10: The Biggest Hit on Television
Chapter 11: Another Committee Hearing
Chapter 12: Unseating the Lord High Executioner
Chapter 13: The Apalachin Disaster
Chapter 14: The Canary Sang
Chapter 15: Robert F. Kennedy, Mafia Nemesis
Chapter 16: The Gallo Wars
Chapter 17: The Colombos Go to War Again
Chapter 18: The Banana Wars
Chapter 19: Flippers, Informants, Rats, Explainers
Chapter 20: Friends of the FBI
Chapter 21: Decapitation
About the Author
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Feb 19 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798881804794 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 25 b/w photos |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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