Killing the mob : the fight against organized crime in America

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Label

Killing the mob : the fight against organized crime in America

Title remainder

the fight against organized crime in America

Statement of responsibility

Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Creator

• O'Reilly, Bill

Contributor

• Dugard, Martin

Subject

• Mafia -- United States -- History -- 20th century
• Organized crime -- United States -- History -- 20th century

Language

eng

Summary

O{u2019}Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard trace the brutal history of 20th century organized crime in the United States, and ... plumb the history of this nation{u2019}s most notorious serial robbers, conmen, murderers, and especially, mob family bosses. Covering the period from the 1930s to the 1980s, O{u2019}Reilly and Dugard trace the prohibition-busting bank robbers of the Depression Era, such as John Dillinger, Bonnie & Clyde, Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby-Face Nelson. In addition, the authors highlight the creation of the Mafia Commission, the power struggles within the 'Five Families,' the growth of the FBI under J. Edgar Hoover, the mob battles to control Cuba, Las Vegas and Hollywood, as well as the personal war between the U.S. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy and legendary Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Killing series