The road to Dallas : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / David Kaiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaiser, David E., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963--Assassination.

Kennedy, John F.

Presidents--Assassination--United States--20th century.

Presidents.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (509 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill., maps

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The assassination of President John F. Kennedy was an appalling and grisly conspiracy. In this unvarnished story, 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 1950's and accelerated dramatically under Robert Kennedy; and the furtive quest of two administrations to eliminate Fidel Castro. This book brings to light the complete, frequently shocking, story of the JFK assassination and its aftermath.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

PART I. Criminals, Cubans, Kennedys, and the CIA

1. Organized Crime in the 1950's

2. Castro Takes Power

3. The CIA Enlists the Mob

4. The Kennedys Take Over

5. Operation Mongoose

6. Crusaders and Gangsters

7. The Mob Enlists the CIA

PART II. Lee Harvey Oswald

8. A Defector Returns

9. The Big Easy

10. Oswald Exposed

11. The Odio Incident

12. Journey to Mexico

PART III. Converging Paths

13. Making Everyone Unhappy about Cuba

14. Turning Up the Heat

15. Countdown to Catastrophe

16. Three Days in November

17. Keeping Secrets

Conclusion

Note on Sources

Notes

Acknowledgment

Index

Notes:

Formerly CIP.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [422]-493) and index.

ISBN:

9780674039285

0674039289

OCLC:

1049624159