So with Barney being a Genovese guy, it's safe to say that ultimately Vito won out despite going to prison and Gambino maneuvering into power.

Thank you for the replies everyone. I'm going to read the Valachi Papers again soon. I read it about a decade ago and couldn't really get into it, but I think I'll enjoy it a lot more now since I recognize more of the names and have taken more of an interest in the history and politics of the Genovese family.

"...the successful annihilation of organized crime's subculture in America would rock the 'legitimate' world's foundation, which would ultimately force fundamental social changes and redistributions of wealth and power in this country. Meyer Lansky's dream was to bond the two worlds together so that one could not survive without the other." - Dan E. Moldea