History of the American Mafia

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of the crime syndicates, continues with a video on the American mafia - how it came to be and how it got rich during the Prohibition era. We will cover the early Gangs of New York, Tammany Hall, Five Point Gang, Irish Northsiders, and the Italian mafia. The likes of Al Capone, Salvatore Maranzano, Vincent “Mad Dog” Coll, George “Bugs” Moran, Paul Kelly, and other gangsters feature in the video.

The video was made by Yağız Bozan and Murat Can Yağbasan, while the script was researched and written by Leo Stone

Production Music courtesy of Crusader Kings III

#Documentary #Mafia #CrimeSyndicates

[KingsandGenerals]

Tell us what kind of videos you would like to see! Although we don't have time to respond to every comment, we certainly read them all.

[bakarandguladze]

Love how every once in a while "kings and generals" turns into "godfathers and caporegimes"

[him]

He killed 16 Czechoslovakians, Guy was an interior decorator

[GANGSTER]

Unfortunately, you have forgotten one of the key pieces of information about why it became possible to enforce prohibition in the first place: World War I.
The German-Americans were one of the main (socially accepted and influential) groups that opposed Prohibition.
But the turnaround in public opinion occurred when the United States entered the war against the German Empire and its allies.
Since almost all major breweries were in German hands and beer consumption was associated with the culture of German-Americans, alcohol was from now on considered unpatriotic and un-American.

[rickyunga]

“Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in”

-Michael Corleone

[TheODST]

Remember kids: The Joker was crazy for taking the Batman on but even he knows it crazy to go against the IRS.

[DiplexHeated]

I thought Paradox had sponsored this video ahead of their Empire of Sin game release haha

[shriyanv]

Just a thank you to King and Generals for the almost unbelievably high quality content!

[pathutchison]

1925:
Beer: illegal
Heroin: available from Sears

[rosswebster]

So many great memories of Boardwalk Empire generated by this episode. Looking forward to Kings and Generals’ future coverage of the Yakuza, Colombian Cartels, and Russian Vory.

[abcdef]

For some reason I can imagine Vladimir of Kiev, who refused islam in his kingdom after discovering they forbid alcohol, laughing at the Prohibition Era...

[machinesofgod]

13:05 There is a slight error. 1919 World Series was between Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. Minor mistake, this is a great video!

[henrimourant]

Wow "Lucky" Luciano was trying to make gangs less racist? Clearly he must have been a good guy who's only interest was working towards a better more fair society.

[MrGenoHydra]

The Mafia-city of lost heaven soundtrack in the background is such a nice and nostalgic touch.

[biggyboablo]

Wow, I've only listened to Kings and Generals in the car, dozens of episodes at that. I've never actually watched one of the videos. I'm so impressed by the effort put fourth on the visuals accompanying the amazing content. Great work.

[Dwumper]

No kings, no generals, still a great video. Seriously, you guys are killing it with every series you are running.

[damianrodriguez]

Yo imagine being one of the richest person in America, and pickin a fight with the IRS. Even Joker wouldn't do somethin so dumb

[napoleonibonaparte]

Mama died tellin’ ya all the time, Joe is a bad influence, Vito.

[noblenaveragemanointernet]

i guess this channel's name now is "Kings, Generals, and Mob-bosses"

[abcdef]

US Government: "Ban all the Booze!"

Al Capone: "I'm gonna do what's called a pro-gamer move..."