One of the most feared Chicago mobsters Sam Giancana clawed his way to the top of the Mafia hierarchy by starting as a hit man for Al Capone. He was known as one of the best vehicle escape artists, a tenacious business man, and a ruthless killer. He partied with major stars such as Frank Sinatra and Marilyn Monroe and did business with agents ranging from the CIA to the Vatican to the shah of … Iran. When politician Joe Kennedy gave Giancana the chance to use mob muscle to get his son John elected, Giancana jumped at the task. But the Kennedy brothers double-crossed him, waging full-out war on organized crime throughout the United States. And Giancana went after them.
Written with suspense and conviction, we learn about how the CIA asked Giancana to assassinate Fidel Castro. The book includes Giancana’s testimony about the truth of his involvement in the deaths of Monroe and others, among others. Chuck Giancana, Sam’s brother, contributes a unique perspective of the mobs relationship with the Bay of Pigs and many other pivotal events of the 60’s and beyond. Double Cross is an eye-opening account of the interworking of the government and the mob and how this relationship has impacted American history.
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The single minded pursuit of money and power,and the psycopathy that drives it.
Hard to believe that some of the events actually happened. What a life!
Great in-site in to the world of ogainized crime and off shoots that taint society. Giaccaina influence touches many faccetts of goverment and society. Even a little hint of JFK inside. Hummm? Great read I would recommend this book to anyone intrested in this genere.
This book was one of the enlightening things that taught me that “Everything You Know is Wrong” It makes you realize that this is truly Satan’s planet and he runs it with an iron hand. Get it. Read it. And learn.
A real good read. Raised in Chicago, I knew some locations and had read in the newspapers about the characters.
Enjoyed the book immensely
The man was a self-mad psychopath
I had heard alot about this thug. Did not realize what a controlling person he was. Very sad
Great story, reads like fiction. I wonder, though, how much of it IS fiction. It seems like the author has Giancana figuring in every major mob/FBI/CIA incident in his lifetime. Or maybe that’s just the way things were. There needs to be more proof, not just hearsay. The ending was rather abrupt and weak.