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

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Recounts the history of the Gangster Squad, the eight man unit created by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1946, that launched a war against organized crime and planned to wipe out the notorious mob boss Mickey Cohen.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lieberman, Paul, 1949-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2012.
Edition:	St. Martin's Paperbacks edition
Subjects:	Cohen, Mickey, > 1914-1976. Los Angeles (Calif.). > Police Department > History > 20th century. Gangsters > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century. Organized crime > California > Los Angeles > History > 20th century.

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Summary:	Recounts the history of the Gangster Squad, the eight man unit created by the Los Angeles Police Department in 1946, that launched a war against organized crime and planned to wipe out the notorious mob boss Mickey Cohen.
Item Description:	"St. Martin's Paperbacks movie tie-in"--Spine.
Physical Description:	549 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm.
ISBN:	9781250027856 1250027853