{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ghosts of Sicily: Navy-Mob Alliance vs. Nazis, w\/ Leon Carroll, Jr.","description":"In this full-length interview, I sit down with Leon Carroll Jr. \u2014 retired NCIS Special Agent, longtime technical advisor for the hit series NCIS, and co-author (with Mark Harmon) of the gripping new book Ghosts of Sicily: The True Story of the Naval Intelligence Agents Who Courted the Mob to Fight Nazis in America and the Battlefields of Italy. We dive deep into Operation Underworld \u2014 the secret WWII alliance between the Office of Naval Intelligence and organized crime figures like Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky. From securing New York\u2019s waterfront against German U-boats and spies to daring undercover missions supporting the Allied invasion of Sicily and Italy, this is one of the most unlikely and controversial operations in American history. &amp;nbsp; SUPPORT THE SHOW:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/c\/HistoryShortsPodcast ADVERTISE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/advertise&amp;nbsp; LEARN MORE:&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com\/ &amp;nbsp; SPONSORED BY:&amp;nbsp;www.thecollector.com&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"History Shorts","author_url":"https:\/\/www.historyshortspodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42130335\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/204228150"}