{"product_id":"bringing-down-the-mob-the-war-against-the-american-mafia-paperback","title":"Bringing Down the Mob: The War Against the American Mafia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Reppetto\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmerican Mafia . . . was lucid, concise, and devoid of sensationalism . . . This equally well-written sequel  is] cogent  and] coherent.--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Reppetto revealed the details of organized crime's ascendancy in America. His fascinating sequel follows the mob after its peak during Prohibition and the mayhem that followed. Drawing on a lifetime of field experience, he tells the stories of the Mafia's twentieth-century bosses, showing how men such as Sam Giancana, Crazy Joe Gallo, and John Gotti became household names. By 1960 crusaders such as Robert Morgenthau, U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, Robert Kennedy, and scores of ordinary cops and U.S. marshals began to gain the upper hand in what became a war against organized crime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn vivid, fast-paced prose, \u003ci\u003eBringing Down the Mob\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a dramatic fifty-year military campaign. Reppetto concludes his lively history with evidence for a provocative theory that, given the right formula of global connections and shrewd business decisions, a new generation of multinational criminals appears poised to take up the Mafia mantle.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Reppetto is a former Chicago commander of detectives and was president of New York City's Citizens Crime Commission for more than twenty years. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNYPD: A City and Its Police\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Notable Book\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Mafia: A History of Its Rise to Power\u003c\/i\u003e (0-8050-7798-7). He lives in Westchester, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451497234610,"sku":"9780805086591","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/663efd172213b9a9ba71a1ba21f68df1.webp?v=1778796129","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/bringing-down-the-mob-the-war-against-the-american-mafia-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}