The mafia the cold-blooded history of the mob
Title:
The mafia the cold-blooded history of the mob
Author:
History (Television network)
Publication Information:
[United States] : A & E Television Networks : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, [2010]
Physical Description:
5 videodiscs (10 hr., 21 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
A sweeping saga of bloodshed, betrayal, and big business, this comprehensive collection of documentaries offers a cold-blooded examination of organized crime, from Prohibition and WWII to the hitmen and women who are currently administering the brutal judgments of the mob. A groundbreaking investigation into the origins, and present-day activities, of the ethnic gangs that turned criminal activities into family enterprises, The Mafia exposes an underworld of danger, money, glamour, and murder.
General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as episodes on the History Channel.
Language:
English
Contents:
Mafia: the history of the mob in America ; Prohibition years ; Birth of the American mafia ; Kennedys and the mob -- Unions and the mob ; Mob hitmen -- Al Capone and the machine gun massacre ; America and the mob: wartime friends ; Gambinos: first family of crime -- Taking out Al Capone ; Underboss -- Mob ladies ; Mob rats.
ISBN:
9781422995471
UPC:
733961231755
Format :
DVD
