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Target: Mafia: The Prohibition Years

Crime

46

Jul 10, 1996

Story of how organized crime was born in the turbulent 1930s. Chronicles the rise of ethnic gangs, the battles for Brooklyn.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 4 episodes

Alcatraz: Escaping America's Toughest Prison,

The story of the prison in the middle of San Francisco Bay that housed not only America's most dangerous criminals, but some of the most clever and resourceful. This episode recalls some of their daring escape attempts.

46m Jul 6, 1996

Target: Mafia: The Prohibition Years,

Story of how organized crime was born in the turbulent 1930s. Chronicles the rise of ethnic gangs, the battles for Brooklyn.

46m Jul 10, 1996

Target: Mafia: Birth Of The American Mafia,

Traces the origins of the Mafia in Sicily and Al Capone's bloody rise to power. Includes the mob's ruthless destruction of Irish and Jewish gangs.

41m Jul 17, 1996

Target: Mafia: The Kennedys And The Mob,

Account of Joe Kennedy's business dealings with mob bosses like Frank Costello, and the role of the Mafia in the rise of John Kennedy's political power.

45m Jul 24, 1996