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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.922092
EAN: 9780674027664
ISBN: 0674027663
Label: Belknap Press
Manufacturer: Belknap Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 536
Publication Date: March 31, 2008
Publisher: Belknap Press
Sales Rank: 30478
Studio: Belknap Press
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Neither a random event nor the act of a lone madman—the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was an appalling and grisly conspiracy. This is the unvarnished story.
With deft investigative skill, David Kaiser shows that the events of November 22, 1963, cannot be understood without fully grasping the two larger stories of which they were a part: the U.S. government’s campaign against organized crime, which began in the late 1950s and accelerated dramatically under Robert Kennedy; and the furtive quest of two administrations—along with a cadre of private interest groups—to eliminate Fidel Castro.
The seeds of conspiracy go back to the Eisenhower administration, which recruited top mobsters in a series of plots to assassinate the Cuban leader. The CIA created a secretive environment in which illicit networks were allowed to expand in dangerous directions. The agency’s links with the Mafia continued in the Kennedy administration, although the President and his closest advisors—engaged in their own efforts to overthrow Castro—thought this skullduggery had ended. Meanwhile, Cuban exiles, right-wing businessmen, and hard-line anti-Communists established ties with virtually anyone deemed capable of taking out the Cuban premier. Inevitably those ties included the mob.
The conspiracy to kill JFK took shape in response to Robert Kennedy’s relentless attacks on organized crime—legal vendettas that often went well beyond the normal practices of law enforcement. Pushed to the wall, mob leaders merely had to look to the networks already in place for a solution. They found it in Lee Harvey Oswald—the ideal character to enact their desperate revenge against the Kennedys.
Comprehensive, detailed, and informed by original sources, The Road to Dallas adds surprising new material to every aspect of the case. It brings to light the complete, frequently shocking, story of the JFK assassination and its aftermath.
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Author David Kaiser appears to have done a lot of research in writing this book. Frankly, however, he tells me more than I care to know about those involved in this so-called conspiracy to assassinate President Kennedy. Attorney General Robert Kennedy's efforts in harassing the mob may very well have led to his brother's demise, but we have been told this before. Get rid of the president, and his brother will lose his job as well. The fact that Oswald shot Kennedy, the author states, is indisputable. ... Read More
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If you are new to the conspiracy theories, this is not a good starting place. I was intrigued by browsing the introduction which is a compelling description of the Odio incident, which was unknown to me. The way this incident is presented is characteristic of this sprawling book. The incident and its participants are visited and revisited, scattering the incident's context and ramifications. Even the chapter devoted to "Odio" does not contain the full story.
There is a lot of extraneous ... Read More
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First of all I have not read a whole lot of books on the JFK assassination so I can not compare this book to other books which is just as well. The Road To Dallas is meticulously researched and the endless details can be confusing at times and trying to keep track of all the names is impossible but I found this book very hard to put down. It was an easier read then I thought it would be because it is so well laid out and the facts certainly buttress the author's theory. A fascinating hard look at the players and ... Read More
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Gonna keep this short and sweet. The book is an exhaustive document of the dirty dealings and black ops that were happening around JFK. Sometimes the overwhelming amount of information makes it a hard read, but that may be just me. I have been following the JFK assassination for many years and I think the author states his case pretty well, except for one assumption.
No matter what has been documented about Lee Harvey Oswald, yes he most definitely was set up. All factions of the government underworld ... Read More
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This book is lopsided. Some highly questionable conclusions are just accepted wholesale without any discussion of contradictory evidence. Other parts about relations between the CIA and Mafia do provide fresh insight, but there attempts to put these insights into context seem arbitrary, and based on a fixed idea that the mob done it.
Unconvincing.
A much better book is James W. Douglass' JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died and Why It Matters. This one is not only a game-changer; if enough people ... Read More
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