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Name: The devil himself
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Author: Eric Dezenhall

Based on factual events, this history explores how the United States Navy leveraged the intelligence networks of organized crime figures to uncover espionage threats within New York Harbor during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration. The collaboration between naval intelligence and mobsters such as Meyer Lansky and Lucky Luciano helped prevent sabotage, protect coastal security, and lay the groundwork for the Allied invasion of Sicily.

First publish date: 2011

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Eric Dezenhall

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