The US Navy Teamed Up With Mobsters, Part One: Luciano Gets Lucky

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 3 January 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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After the suspicious destruction of the USS Lafayette in Manhattan, the Navy became convinced saboteurs may be at work on American soil. There was another problem -- try as they might, they couldn't infiltrate the notoriously shady dockworker culture, which was in large part run by organized crime. This conundrum led to one of the strangest partnerships in the history World War II: the US Navy, hat in hand, came to the Mafia and asked for help. Tune in for more in part one of this special two-part series.

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