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Bezig met laden... The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. the Mobdoor Dennis Griffin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. Really enjoyed learning about the history of Las Vegas. The mob killings were kinda tough to stomach and got rather confusing, but overall the author did a good job sorting it out. I still don't understand all the mob relations but this book is worth reading for the early to mid history of Vegas. Excellent narrator A combination Goodfellas and Casino, this book also adds in the law enforcement part of the story. Interesting, but hard to believe it could be true. However, you need only know that that scumbag Oscar Goodman managed to be Las Vegas's "happiest mayor in the world" indefinitely, using family members a proxies, to realize the sleaze was real and continues. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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HTML: An unprecedented look at Las Vegas law enforcement's fight to keep the Mafia from taking over Las Vegas, The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough guys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win. .Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The author tells the story from the viewpoint of the FBI agents and local detectives most of whom he interviewed. He also relied on Las Vegas newspaper files and the memories of TV and newspaper reporters who lived through the period. He even interviewed some of the mobsters plus the son of Tony Spilotro who gave a completely different picture of his father from the one everyone else felt to be true.
A very entertaining volume especially when one reads it while visiting Vegas as I did. ( )