Gangsters vs. Nazis (eBook)

How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America

Michael Benson (Autor)

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2022
320 Seiten
Citadel Press (Verlag)
978-0-8065-4181-5 (ISBN)

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The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the years leading to WWIIand the fearless Jewish gangsters and crime families who joined forces to fight back. With an intense cinematic style, acclaimed nonfiction crime author Michael Benson reveals the thrilling role of Jewish mobsters like Bugsy Siegel in stomping out the terrifying tide of Nazi sympathizers during the 1930s and 1940s.Goodreads Top Nonfiction of 2022 As Adolph Hitler rose to power in 1930s Germany, a growing wave of fascism began to take root on American soil. Nazi activists started to gather in major American cities, and by 1933, there were more than one-hundred anti-Semitic groups operating openly in the United States. Few Americans dared to speak out or fight backuntil an organized resistance of notorious mobsters waged their own personal war against the Nazis in their midst. Gangland-style. . . . In this thrilling blow-by-blow account, acclaimed crime writer Michael Benson uncovers the shocking truth about the insidious rise of Nazism in Americaand the Jewish mobsters who stomped it out. Learn about: * Nazi Town, USA: How one Long Island community named a street after Hitler, decorated buildings with swastikas, and set up a camp to teach US citizens how to goosestep. * Meyer Lansky and Murder Inc.: How a Jewish mob accountant led fifteen goons on a joint family mission to bust heads at a Brown Shirt rally in Manhattan. * Fritz Kuhn, ';The Vest-Pocket Hitler': How a German immigrant spread Nazi propaganda through the American Bund in New York Citywith 70 branches across the US. * Newark Nazis vs The Minutemen: How a Jewish resistance group, led by a prize fighter and bootlegger for the mob, waged war on the Bund in the streets of Newark. * Hitler in Hollywoodland: How Sunset Strip kingpin Mickey Cohen knocked two Brown Shirters' heads togetherand became the West Coast champion in the mob's war on Nazis. Packed with surprising, little-known facts, graphic details, and unforgettable personalities, Gangsters vs. Nazis chronicles the mob's most ruthless tactics in taking down fascisminspiring ordinary Americans to join them in their fight. The book culminates in one of the most infamous events of the pre-war erathe 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Gardenin which law-abiding citizens stood alongside hardened criminals to fight for the soul of a nation. This is the story of the mob that's rarely toldone of the most fascinating chapters in American history and American organized crime.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.4.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Schlagworte: 1930s • American History • American history 20th Century • american history book • American history books • Antisemitism • bill oreilly books killing series • Biographies • books best sellers new releases 2023 history • Books for men • broken bones • Bugsy Siegel • conspiracy • Crime • crimes of century book • dixie mafia book • erik larson • erik larson books • European History • Fascism • FBI • Gangsters • German-American Bund • gifts for history buffs • great gift for Dad • History books • history books for adults • history books for adults best sellers • Hitler • inc • jewish books • jewish gangster vs nazis • Jewish History • Jewish mafia • jewish mafia books • Jewish mob • Mafia • mafia books • Mario Puzo • Meyer Lansky • Meyer Lansky • Murder • murder inc • Myron Sugarman • Nazi sympathizers in NYC • new history books • Organized Crime • recent history books • Second World War • The Godfather • The Last Man Standing • The Mafia • The Man in the High Castle • The Untouchables • True Crime • true crime books • True stories • United States history • Unstoppable • us history • White Nationalism • World History • World War 2 • world war 2 books for adults • world war 2 history • World War II • World War Two • ww2 • ww2 books • WWII
• ISBN-10: 0-8065-4181-4 / 0806541814
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4181-5 / 9780806541815