The Godfather of the Harbour The Man Who Ran the Waterfront and Cut a Deal to Protect a Nation The Brooklyn waterfront was his empire. For three decades, Anthony Anastasio ruled the docks with iron fists hidden in silk gloves. By day, he was the powerful labor boss every shipping company feared. By night, he was the quiet force behind the Mafia's grip on New York Harbor-a man who could make or break fortunes with a single nod. But in 1942, as German U-boats prowled the Atlantic and Nazi spies haunted America's ports, the U.S. government faced an unthinkable choice: turn to the very underworld it had sworn to destroy. In the shadows of the harbor, a secret pact was struck-one that would change the course of the war. When the luxury liner SS Normandie mysteriously burned and capsized in New York Harbor, it wasn't just an accident. Whispers spread of arson, sabotage, and a deal so dangerous it was buried for decades. From the rise of the Mafia's stranglehold on the docks to the backroom bargain that pulled the Navy into bed with organized crime, this is the story of loyalty, power, and a nation's desperate gamble. But the dockside kingdom had a price. Murder, betrayal, and the bloody struggle for control would soon pit brother against brother and give rise to the man who would one day replace him-Carlo Gambino. Rich in untold history and brimming with true-crime tension, The Godfather of the Harbour reveals how one man's control of a single harbor became a weapon in America's fight for survival. The deals were real. The blood was real. And the legacy still echoes from the piers of Brooklyn. Are you ready to uncover the truth about the mobster who helped win a war? Turn the first page-history's darkest bargain awaits.