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Author:

Lieberman, Paul, 1949-

Title:

Gangster squad : covert cops, the mob, and the battle for Los Angeles / by Paul Lieberman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

549 p., [16] p. of plates ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Cohen, Mickey,--1914-1976.
Los Angeles (Calif)--Police Dept--History--20th century.
Organized crime--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.
Gangsters--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--20th century.

Contents:

Prelude: A violin case under the bed -- The Whalens move west to the City of Angels -- The gangster squad's Sergeant Jack O'Mara sets his trap for Mickey -- Sergeant Jerry Wooters and the deadly night at Rondelli's -- Justice -- Afterword: Machine gun shoot-outs on the big screen.

Summary:

A harrowing narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angels. Lieberman chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII.

ISBN:

1250020115 (trade pbk.) : :
9781250020116 (trade pbk.) : :

LCCN:

2012450033

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CQPE926 -- Washington Free Public Library (Washington)