The Mammoth Book of Gangs : The Fascinating Inside Story of Over 30 Notorious Gangs

A fresh, new look at gangs in every part of the world which deliberately avoids the stories that have been done to death - about Capone, Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde - and focuses on less well-known gangs such as 'Ma' Barker's Boys; the Smaldones of Denver; Scotland Yard's 1960s' Flying Squad, the so-called Firm within a Firm; Dr Death, the Melbourne drug dealer and Andre Stander, the former South African police officer who led a gang of bank robbers before being shot dead in Fort Lauderdale having fled a 17-year sentence. Marm Mandelbaum The Foster and Stander Gangs The Ashley-Mobley Gang Johnny Torrio and Al Capone The Lewis-Jones Gang Rocco and Bessie Perri The Purples Gang Wars of the 1920s and 1930s Ma Barker and her boys John Dillinger Murder Inc. Prostitution in Soho, The French Gangs The Messina Brothers The Sabinis Mimile Buisson and the Front Wheel Drive Gang Billy Hill, "Boss of Britain's Underworld" Jock Spot The Painters and Dockers War The Great Bookie Robbery Jimmy "The Gent" Burke and the Luftansa Robbery Bertie Smalls and the Wembley Mob The Kray Twins in Soho The Dixie Mafia The Cocaine War The Birth of the Prison Gang The Scottish Godfather Brinks'-Mat and After Martin Cahill, "The General" Two Bandit Queens and a King The Traids in Soho The Zemours and Their Friends The Rise and Fall of the Moran Family The Moss Side Gangs The A Team. This title provides a new look at gangs in every part of the world which deliberately avoids the stories that have been done to death and focuses on less well-known gangs such as 'Ma' Barker's Boys; the Smaldones of Denver; Scotland Yard's 1960s' Flying Squad, the so-called Firm within a Firm; and much more A chilling look at gangs in every part of the world by an accomplished writer. Includes gangs such as "Ma" Barker's Boys, the Purple Gang of Detroit, and the Smaldones of Denver. -- Publisher description. Profiles gangs and gang leaders from around the world, ranging from such high profile figures as Al Capone and the Kray twins to the lesser-known criminals the Dixie Mafia and Charles Sobhraj A bumper book of gangs from around the world at a great price.