Drawing on a wealth of eyewitness accounts, contemporary reports, and declassified intelligence documents, some never published before, The Mafia at War reconstructs the relationships between the Mafia and Allied intelligence organizations. Discover how Jewish gangsters clashed with Nazis on the streets of New York; how Mafiosi nearly issued contracts to kill top Nazis, including Hitler; how Mafia-backed bandits conducted a guerrilla war for Sicilian independence; and how Eisenhower was happy to arm the Mafia during the Allied invasion of Sicily. Uncovering the extraordinary secrets of this collaboration, Newark provides crucial insight into both the history of World War II and how the Mafia came to dominate global crime in the post-war world. Chapters include: The Burning Ram; Humiliation in Gangi; Confined in Cages; Nazis in Manhattan; Death of the Normandie; Lucianos Deal; Putting a Contract on Hitler; Mafia Resistance; An English Lord against the Mafia; Unwitting Tools of the Mafia; The Persistent Sergeant Dickey; The 49th State; Courteous Raiders; Beautiful Bandit; Ending the Myth; Operation Husky; more. Imported from Britain. Published at $24.95, our price only $16.95! 16-page glossy photo section.

THE MAFIA AT WAR: Allied Collusion with the Mob By Tim Newark. 320 Pages. 6x9 Paperback. Illustrated. Bibliography. Index.