Ebook: The Mafia at war: Allied collusion with the Mob
Author: Newark Timothy
- Tags: HISTORY--Military--World War II, Mafia--Italy--History--20th century, Mafia--United States--History--20th century, World War 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily, World War 1939-1945--Secret service--United States, World War 1939-1945--Underground movements--Italy, Mafia, Secret service, Underground movements War, Military campaigns, Espionage, History, Mafia -- United States -- History -- 20th century, Mafia -- Italy -- History -- 20th century, World War 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States, Worl
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Frontline Books
- City: Barnsley;Sicily (Italy);United States;Italy;Sicily
- Language: English
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The Mafia at War is a dramatic provocative account of how a criminal organisation exploited the grim realities of World War II to revive its fortunes and dominate global crime.The Mafia is the most powerful criminal organisation the world has ever known. This book tells the epic story of how the Mafia was nearly destroyed by Mussolini, prospered in the US, struck a secret wartime deal with the US government, and then backed a bloody rebellion that nearly turned Sicily into an independent Mafia realm. It shows how Lucky Luciano won his freedom thanks to mobster help in WWII; how Jewish gangsters clashed with Nazis on the streets of New York; how Mafiosi nearly issued contracts to kill top Nazis – including Hitler; how British 'bobbies' patrolled the deadly streets of Palermo; and how Mafia-backed bandits conducted a guerrilla war for Sicilian independence.