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Gangsters vs. Nazis: How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in WW2 Era America Benson
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- ISBN
- 9780806541792
- Book Title
- Gangsters Vs. Nazis : How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Ww2 Era America
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing Corporation
- Publication Year
- 2022
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- True Crime, History
- Topic
- United States / 20th Century, Organized Crime, Jewish
- Item Width
- 6.2in
- Item Weight
- 17.2 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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The stunning true story of the rise of Nazism in America in the years leading to WWII--and 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 "[A] masterpiece. One of the most rivetingly relevant reads I've ever encountered." --Jon Land, Providence Journal 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 back--until 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 America--and 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 City--with 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 together--and 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 fascism--inspiring ordinary Americans to join them in their fight. The book culminates in one of the most infamous events of the pre-war era--the 1939 Nazi rally in Madison Square Garden--in 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 told--one of the most fascinating chapters in American history and American organized crime. "A must-read." --Larry Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers "A fascinating and entertaining read." -- The Epoch Times
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Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corporation
ISBN-10
0806541792
ISBN-13
9780806541792
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18050080516
Product Key Features
Book Title
Gangsters Vs. Nazis : How Jewish Mobsters Battled Nazis in Ww2 Era America
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Organized Crime, Jewish
Publication Year
2022
Genre
True Crime, History
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6.2in
Item Weight
17.2 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
E184.G3b3275 2022
Reviews
Praise for Gangsters vs. Nazis "Benson tells this little known chapter of American Jewish history well and with passion. The prose is colorful and direct." -- New York Journal of Books "From indoctrinating youth camps to jack-booted rallies promoting Adolf Hitler, pre-World War II America was threatened by the rise of Nazism. Gangsters vs. Nazis is a must-read, eye-opening account that brings to life the violent struggle between these home-brewed storm troopers and an army of unlikely patriots; gangs of fist-swinging Jewish mobsters willing to break bones and crack heads in order to turn back the Nazi menace." --Larry Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers "With a knack for cinematic visualizations Michael Benson literally yanks you out of your comfort zone into the brutal 1930's underworld of paid Mafia killers and Nazi sympathizers going head-to-head in this unwritten epoch in American history. I read it in one sitting, and you will too. Highly recommended." --L. Douglas Keeney, author of 15 Minutes: General Curtis LeMay and the Countdown to Nuclear Annihilation, Praise for GANGSTERS VS NAZIS: "Michael Benson's nonfiction masterpiece Gangsters vs. Nazis reads like speculative fiction at its very best, even though the incidents the book portrays are very much real...One of the most rivetingly relevant reads I've ever encountered, chock-full of real-life heroes and villains who are every bit the match for the best that thriller fiction has to offer." -- Jon Land, The Providence Journal "It is a colorful tale. It reads in many places like a mid-20th century Jimmy Cagney movie or Mickey Spillane novel come to life. It occurs in the same settings and the author uses the Runyonesque language of the genre. The mobsters deal out knuckle sandwiches and whack foes on the noggin. At one point Benson urges readers to think of one team as "The Dirty Dozen with some Yiddish thrown in." -- Ricochet "Benson tells this little-known chapter of American Jewish history well and with passion. The prose is colorful and direct." -- New York Journal of Books "Told in a colorful, Runyonesque style, the tale is about one of the strangest campaigns of the late 1930s. It shows how the Jewish American community organized to fight the German American Bund and other fascist groups in the United States in the years prior to America's entry into World War II. To break up Nazi rallies and bust heads, the community enlisted Jewish gangsters, the author claims--not "good guys" protecting the American way. This is a fascinating and entertaining read." -- The Epoch Times "From indoctrinating youth camps to jack-booted rallies promoting Adolf Hitler, pre-World War II America was threatened by the rise of Nazism. Gangsters vs. Nazis is a must-read, eye-opening account that brings to life the violent struggle between these home-brewed storm troopers and an army of unlikely patriots; gangs of fist-swinging Jewish mobsters willing to break bones and crack heads in order to turn back the Nazi menace." -- Larry Alexander, New York Times bestselling author of Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers "Benson is a master of true crime." -- Robert Scott, Advanced Praise for Gangsters vs. Nazis "Michael Benson's nonfiction masterpiece Gangsters vs. Nazis reads like speculative fiction at its very best, even though the incidents the book portrays are very much real. ....One of the most rivetingly relevant reads I've ever encountered, chock-full of real-life heroes and villains who are every bit the match for the best that thriller fiction has to offer." --Jon Land , Providence Journal "It is a colorful tale. It reads in many places like a mid-20th century Jimmy Cagney movie or Mickey Spillane novel come to life. It occurs in the same settings and the author uses the Runyonesque language of the genre. The mobsters deal out knuckle sandwiches and whack foes on the noggin. At one point Benson urges readers to think of one team as "The Dirty Dozen with some Yiddish thrown in." --Ricochet "Benson tells this little known chapter of American Jewish history well and with passion. The prose is colorful and direct." -- New York Journal of Books "Told in a colorful, Runyonesque style, the tale is about one of the strangest campaigns of the late 1930s. It shows how the Jewish American community organized to fight the German American Bund and other fascist groups in the United States in the years prior to America's entry into World War II. To break up Nazi rallies and bust heads, the community enlisted Jewish gangsters, the author claims--not "good guys" protecting the American way. This is a fascinating and entertaining read." --The Epoch Times "From indoctrinating youth camps to jack-booted rallies promoting Adolf Hitler, pre-World War II America was threatened by the rise of Nazism. Gangsters vs. Nazis is a must-read, eye-opening account that brings to life the violent struggle between these home-brewed storm troopers and an army of unlikely patriots; gangs of fist-swinging Jewish mobsters willing to break bones and crack heads in order to turn back the Nazi menace." --Larry Alexander , New York Times bestselling author of Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers Praise for Michael Benson: "Benson is a master of true crime." -- Robert Scott "Will please Mafia fans looking for gruesome details ." -- Library Journal on Lord High Executioner "Gripping...effective...a real-life page-turner." -- Publishers Weekly on The Devil at Genesee Junction "Difficult to put down...This is one that I highly recommend." -- True Crime Book Reviews on Watch Mommy Die "Brisk pacing...shocking details." -- Publishers Weekly on The Burn Farm, Advance Praise for Gangsters vs. Nazis "From indoctrinating youth camps to jack-booted rallies promoting Adolf Hitler, pre-World War II America was threatened by the rise of Nazism. Gangsters vs. Nazis is a must-read, eye-opening account that brings to life the violent struggle between these home-brewed storm troopers and an army of unlikely patriots; gangs of fist-swinging Jewish mobsters willing to break bones and crack heads in order to turn back the Nazi menace." --Larry Alexander, author of the New York Times bestseller Biggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters, the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers "With a knack for cinematic visualizations Michael Benson literally yanks you out of your comfort zone into the brutal 1930's underworld of paid Mafia killers and Nazi sympathizers going head-to-head in this unwritten epoch in American history. I read it in one sitting, and you will too. Highly recommended." --L. Douglas Keeney, author of 15 Minutes: General Curtis LeMay and the Countdown to Nuclear Annihilation
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2021-951544
Dewey Decimal
973/.0431
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Dewey Edition
23
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