Former rival and associate of James "Whitey" Bulger tells all. After returning from Vietnam where he served as a combat Marine, Pat Nee fought a gang war against Whitey Bulger. When members of Nee's Mullen gang killed the leader of Bulger's Killeen faction, Nee arranged for the dispute to be mediated by Howie Winter and Patriarca crime family captain Joseph Russo. The two gangs joined forces, with Winter as overall boss. When Winter was convicted of fixing horse races in 1979, Bulger became leader, and Nee responded by concentrating his energy on raising money and smuggling guns to the Provisional IRA. Disgusted by Bulger's brutality, and increasingly focused on the Irish cause, Nee distanced himself from his former ally. Ultimately it was revealed that, for years, Bulger had served as an FBI informant.

Reprint. Originally published: 2006.

How to rob an armored car -- Ireland -- Gunslinger -- The Mullen Gang -- The stuttering marine -- Hawaii -- A war we should have won -- Crime pays -- Peter Nee -- Hunting -- The Southie gang war -- "The truce" -- A criminal and an Irishman -- The long journey home -- The birth of Valhalla -- Seven tons of guns -- The Atlantic ocean -- Circle of green.