{"product_id":"mafia-hits-misses-wars-and-prosecutions-the-rise-and-decline-of-the-mob-in-america-9798881804794","title":"Mafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThough there are many books about organized crime, this is the only book that focuses on how the mob adapted to the murders of its bosses, failed hits, internecine wars, and to prosecutions and continued to thrive throughout the United States for the better part of the 20\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMafia Hits, Misses, Wars, and Prosecutions\u003c\/i\u003e is about pivotal events that changed the way the Italian American Mafia has done business since its establishment in the United States. This book covers the murders and wars that ended the careers of Mafia bosses from the Five Families and the prosecutors who built successful political careers following noteworthy mob convictions for ambitious prosecutors like Thomas Dewey, Robert F. Kennedy, and Rudolph Giuliani.\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book, Sussman covers the notorious murders and wars the mob engaged in from the St. Valentine's Day Massacre to the Castellamarese War, even the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, and shows how with each event the mob learned and changed to continue its reign of terror however it could.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Sussman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nineteen non-fiction books, five of which deal with organized crime. He has appeared in documentaries, on podcasts, in television interview, and on radio speaking about every aspect of organized crime. He is regarded as a leading authority on organized crime and the Mafia in the United States. Jeffrey lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52034062352658,"sku":"9798881804794","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7708318b-aebf-40aa-b919-ebba6c905bfc.jpg?v=1770985664","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mafia-hits-misses-wars-and-prosecutions-the-rise-and-decline-of-the-mob-in-america-9798881804794","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}