The road to Dallas : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / David Kaiser.
The road to Dallas : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / David Kaiser.
The road to Dallas : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / David Kaiser.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N973.922/47
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Language
English
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Physical content
509 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Criminals, Cubans, Kennedys, and the CIA -- 1. Organized Crime in the 1950s -- 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 -- Pt. II. Lee Harvey Oswald -- 8. A Defector Re...
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Publisher
Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"Author David Kaiser argues that President John F. Kennedy's assassination cannot be understood without grasping the two larger stories of which it was a part: the U.S. government's campaign against organized crime and the furtive quest of two administrations to eliminate Fidel Castro." "Kaiser claims that a conspiracy to kill JFK took shape in res...
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The road to Dallas : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / David Kaiser.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [422]-493) and index.
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N973.922/47
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74VM8ga6lPoX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM8ga6lPoX
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ISBN
9780674027664 (alk. paper)
0674027663 (alk. paper)
DDC
973.922092
MMS ID
991000199859702626
