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Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions
The Rise and Decline of the Mob in America
Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions
The Rise and Decline of the Mob in America
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The Mafia has been an extremely adaptive organization-no matter how many bosses are prosecuted, murdered, retire, or die of natural causes, the Mafia continues to adapt and thrive. 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, including Thomas Dewey, William O'Dwyer, Burton Turkus, Robert F. Kennedy, and Rudolph Giuliani.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
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
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 | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 320 |
| ISBN | 9798881805340 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 25 b/w photos |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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