Bringing down the Mob

In his critically acclaimed book ¿American Mafia,¿ Tom Reppetto revealed the details of organized crime¿s ascendancy in America. This fascinating sequel follows the mob after its peak during Prohibition and the mayhem that followed. He tells the stories of the Mafia¿s 20th-cent. bosses, such as Sam Giancana, ¿Crazy Joe¿ Gallo, and John Gotti. By 1960, crusaders including Robert Morgenthau, U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, Robert Kennedy, and scores of ordinary cops and federal agents...
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In his critically acclaimed book ¿American Mafia,¿ Tom Reppetto revealed the details of organized crime¿s ascendancy in America. This fascinating sequel follows the mob after its peak during Prohibition and the mayhem that followed. He tells the stories of the Mafia¿s 20th-cent. bosses, such as Sam Giancana, ¿Crazy Joe¿ Gallo, and John Gotti. By 1960, crusaders including Robert Morgenthau, U.S. Attorney Rudolph Giuliani, Robert Kennedy, and scores of ordinary cops and federal agents began to gain the upper hand in a war against organized crime. This book reads like a dramatic 50-year military campaign. He concludes his lively history with evidence that a new generation of multinational criminals appears poised to take up the Mafia mantle. Photos.