Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles by Paul Lieberman

Gangster Squad: Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles

Paul Lieberman

549 pages • first pub 2010 (view editions)

nonfiction historical history true crime dark informative medium-paced
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The true story behind the movie of the same name. A secretive police unit waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII. In 1946, the LAPD launched the Gangster Squad with eight men who met covertl...

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