Attack On a Nation

Although three decades have passed since the bombings in Italy – bombs that exploded in Florence, Milan, and Rome – many questions remain open ended. Reconstructing the investigations in detail and highlighting their significance, this book draws a directly line between them and the assassinations of Falcone, Borsellino and Don Pino Puglisi. In the historical and investigative framework, the undisputed Mafia strategists of those dramatic events emerges. First and foremost, Matteo Messina Denaro, a fugitive, symbol of an evolving mafia that would soon turn establish links with business, high finance, and international interests. Amongst those who emerge are Brothers Filippo and Giuseppe Graviano, bosses of Brancaccio and architects of complex financial operations and trusted men of boss Totò Riina. Also considered are ties to the emerging politicians of that era.