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Operation underworld : how the Mafia and US government teamed up to win World War II / Matthew Black.

Black, Matthew (Writer), (author.).

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An improbable tale of espionage and crime recounts the Allied war effort's clandestine coalition between the Mafia and the U.S. government to protect New York Harbor against sabotage and assist in the 1943 U.S. invasion of Sicily.

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  • ISBN: 9780806542157
  • ISBN: 0806542152
  • Physical Description: viii, 373 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Citadel Press, Kensington Publishing Corp., [2023]

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-360) and index.

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Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962.
World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > United States.
Organized crime > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Mafia > Italy > Sicily > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Italy > Sicily.
World War, 1939-1945 > New York (State) > New York.

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