Gangster squad covert cops, the mob, and the battle for Los Angeles

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.

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Main Author: Lieberman, Paul, 1949-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a 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. 
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600 1 0 |a Cohen, Mickey,  |d 1914-1976. 
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