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Sales Rank: 1585
Category: Book
Authors: Lamar Waldron, Thom Hartmann
Publisher: Counterpoint
Studio: Counterpoint
Manufacturer: Counterpoint
Label: Counterpoint
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 864
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 2.2
ISBN: 1582434220
Dewey Decimal Number: 973.922092
EAN: 9781582434223
ASIN: 1582434220
Publication Date: November 10, 2008
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John F. Kennedy's assassination launched a frantic search to find his killers. It also launched a flurry of covert actions by Lyndon Johnson, Robert F. Kennedy, and other top officials to hide the fact that in November 1963 the United States was on the brink of invading Cuba, as part of a JFK-authorized coup. The coup plan's exposure could have led to a nuclear confrontation with Russia, but the cover-up prevented a full investigation into Kennedy's assassination, a legacy of secrecy that would impact American politics and foreign policy for the next 45 years. It also allowed two men who confessed their roles in JFK's murder to be involved in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, in 1968. Exclusive interviews and newly declassified files from the National Archives document in chilling detail how three mob bosses were able to prevent the truth from coming to light ? until now.
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 Assassination???? January 5, 2009
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was actually pretty interesting. The only thing I had a problem with was that the title made it seem more about the actual assassination of JFK and not what about what JFK's plans were. I suppose it did some what say "this is why we think John F. Kennedy got assassinated", but I thought it would be just about the death part. I wish I would have known that over half of the book would be talking about the Mafia and the Kennedys' Cuba plans, but the information they gave was really good. At times, I had to reread parts because I couldn't follow it. The sentence, or paragraph, would first start out telling you about what this guy did, then right in the middle, start talking about who they were or were they were from. Then, at the end it would go back, to finish telling you what they started telling you in the first place. Once I understood the point that the authors were trying to get at, then I was fine. I wouldn't recommend this book if you r looking for just a book about John F. Kennedy's death, but if you want a book about JFK's death, and both JFK and Bobby Kennedy's involvement with Cuba the Mafia and Martin Luther King, then this book is definitely for you.
 THE NEXT CHAPTER, THE CLEARER TRUTH December 30, 2008
LEGACY OF SECRECY is, in many ways, superior to it's predecessor, ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. While it paints a more complete picture of the era, I found this work much less repetitive in it's text than ULTIMATE. As much as I enjoyed ULTIMATE for it's detail, the amount of detail/backstory that was repeated throughout the work was distracting. While some of the detail contained in LEGACY can make you feel like you've been condemned to a twilight zone of names and initials, it is the attention to detail that is so very convincing of the case put forth by the authors, and also revealing of the failure of 'research' in pro-Warren Commission books by the likes of Posner and Bugliosi.
Waldron and Hartmann got it right. And frankly, that's something I never thought I'd say ( or see ) in my lifetime.
This is a true gem, the crown jewel of the assassination ouevre.
Proofreading November 30, 2008
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
OOOOPPPPPPS! Another typo, page 296, bottom paragraph: "...Cyrus Vance had his men began the process of...." Proofreading again.
Legacy of Secrecy November 24, 2008
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
Legacy of Secrecy, a follow up volume to their earlier work Ultimate Sacrifice, is a brilliant piece of research regarding the assassination of JFK. Based upon new evidence from the national archives it tells the story of how the Mafia-specifically Carlos Marcello the boss of New Orleans as well as Dallas along with Johnny Rosselli and Santo Trafficante the boss of Tampa and the rest of Florida- conspired to assassinate JFK and reveals for the first time that the FBI had taped their confessions. It details their connection to various plots organized by the CIA to assassinate Castro and install a new government in Cuba as well as their infiltration to an ongoing plot run out of the White House and directed by RFK; a plot that continued even after JFK had publicly announced all attempts to overthrow Castro were discontinued in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco. It details the massive cover-up as well as the connection to the assassinations of RFK and MLK. This is an absolute must read for anyone who wants to know the real story behind these heinous acts. I want to thank the authors, Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann, for helping us know the truth of how, why and who killed JFK. It has haunted me ever since I saw the horrific images of the Zapruder film of the event itself and I hope people still care enough to know the answers.
Valuable November 23, 2008
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Fills in vital details not known to the authors when they wrote ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.
This excellent addition to JFK assassination literature answers significant questions we've pondered for too many years.
MOST IMPORTANT TO ME:
We now know that the plan to invade CUBA would be in conjunction with "a palace coup", "turning" CASTRO'S longtime ally, Commander JUAN ALMEIDA, onboard to murder Fidel, most likely as he drove in an open jeep going to or from his residence in Veradero Beach.
Anti-Castro Cuban sharpshooters, trained by CIA personnel were tapped to perform this mission (with Almeida?). These same personnel reversed course, went to Dealey Plaza and killed Kennedy (riding in a open vehicle.) Oswald was a decoy, deflecting attention from the killers who fired the deadly shots.
Recognizing there had been a conspiracy which if exposed would likely spell the end for Juan Almeida and plans to invade Cuba, RFK immediately set about arranging the "lone assassin" explanation of his brother's murder. This was mostly accomplished by making the evidence fit the theory. The anomaly concerning body alteration BEFORE THE OFFICIAL AUTOPSY BEGAN, was accomplished AT BETHESDA during "a national security autopsy" which preceded the official autopsy.
This constitutes a major breakthrough for which the authors should be congratulated.
Robert Dorff
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