I can say this about the 90's columbo war for fact the persico faction were fighting for amusement and recognition keeping control of the family was never a concern. On the other hand the arena faction was fighting for survival those fellas felt the heat and always had extra diapers on hand.

"He who never was can never be, He who was has always been and will always be." Sun Tzu

You can read about it, watch movies and TV documentaries, but chances are unless you lived it you will not truly understand.