GANGSTERS ENCYKLOPEDIA

The world of gangsters is big business and stretches way beyond theSicilian Mafia who have been most often depicted on the silver screen infilms such as the Godfather trilogy and Scarface . The book is arranged inchapters geographically showing the history of organized crime in differentterritories around the world, the legendary figures, the famous heists andbusts and the power these organizations still exert today. As many of thecrime syndicates are interlinked in their day-to-day dealings, or haveorigins in other organizations, the book is fully cross-referenced to helpthe reader. The chapters include: The Sicilian Mafia and its development incoast-to-coast; America under the guidance of the likes of AI Capone and'Bugsy' Siegel; the gangsters of Marseilles and Paris; the Russian andother Eastern Bloc Mafia; the Triads of Asia; The Jamaican Yardies; theAfrican/American crimelords that control the poorer areas of Los Angelesand New York; and the legendary London gangsters, typified by the Kraytwins' stranglehold on London during the 1960s.