Gangster Squad : Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles

English

ISBN: 1250020115

EAN: 9781250020116

Category: Social Science / Criminology/True Crime / Organized Crime/Political Science / Law Enforcement/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 07/31/2012

Synopsis: A harrowing, edge-of-your-seat narrative of murder and secrets, revenge and heroism in the City of Angelsthe real events behind the blockbuster Warner Brothers film starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. GANGSTER SQUAD chronicles the true story of the secretive police unit that waged an anything-goes war to drive Mickey Cohen and other hoodlums from Los Angeles after WWII. In 1946, the LAPD launched the Gangster Squad with eight men who met covertly on street corners and slept with Tommy guns under their beds. But for two cops, all that mattered was nailing the strutting gangster Mickey Cohen. Sgt. Jack OMara was a square-jawed church usher, Sgt. Jerry Wooters a cynical maverick. About all they had in common was their obsession. So OMara set a trap to prove Mickey was a killer. And Wooters formed an alliance with Mickeys budding rival, Jack The Enforcer Whalen. Two cops -- two hoodlums. Their fates collided in the closing days of the 1950s, when late one night The Enforcer confronted Mickey and his crew. The aftermath would shake both LAs mob and police department, and signal the end of a defining era in the citys history. Warner Brothers developed the film Gangster Squadbased on the research award-winning journalist Paul Lieberman conducted for this book, which reveals the unbelievable true stories behind the film. He spent more than a decade tracking down and interviewing surviving members of the real police unit as well as families and associates of the mobsters they pursued. Gangster Squadis a tour-de-force narrative reminiscent of LA Confidential.

Gangster Squad : Covert Cops, the Mob, and the Battle for Los Angeles

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.5 inches

Width: 5.5 inches

Length: 8.25 inches

Weight: 17.64 oz

Pages: 560