King of the Mountain: The Life and Death of Giuliano the Bandit
During his brief, violent, romantic career in the 1940s, bandit chief Salvatore Giuliano entranced the common folk of Sicily, fascinated the world's journalists, and exasperated the authorities who sought to apprehend him. At last his story is told accurately and compassionately.
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Table of Contents\ Preface\ 1 The Beginning of the Legend\ 2 The Struggle for Power in Giuliano's Sicily\ 3 Colonel Giuliano\ 4 Political Boss and Enterprising Kidnapper\ 5 Portella della Ginestra\ 6 The Slaying of a Mafia Boss\ 7 A Mother's Last Visit\ 8 Bellolampo!\ 9 Colonel Ugo Luca\ 10 Castelvetrano—July 5, 1950\ 11 Viterbo\ 12 The Meaning of It Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
\ BooknewsBy examining the development of this tank the reader gains valuable insight into tanks, armored warfare, and military/procurement. Chandler (history, Texas A&I U.) has a special interest in the history of banditry and in the development of rural societies. Here he reconstructs the life of Salvatore Giuliano (on whom Puzo's novel The Sicilian is based), detailing the man's idealism, impulsiveness, and extreme individualism in the context of social and political upheaval in wartime Sicily. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
