Conspiracy

By Anthony Summers

Book Overview

Updated with the latest evidence, the essential, acclaimed account of President Kennedy's assassination by Pulitzer Prize finalist Anthony Summers"He was holding out his hand . . . He looked puzzled .... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070623929
• ISBN13: 9780070623927
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.07 lbs.

Customer Reviews

REVIEW OF ANTHONY SUMMERS' CONSPIRACY BY JOHN CHUCKMAN

If you only ever read one book on the Kennedy assassination, this is the one it should be. Absolutely first-class journalism in a clear and compelling narrative. There has been an industry in Kennedy assassination books, with nearly half of them ridiculous and nearly another half having no integrity. This book, now aging in some aspects, was startling when published, not startling because of extreme claims, but startling for its skilled marshaling of a huge body of facts. It is done so well, you will not be able to put it down. My apologies to another reviewer, but Gerald Posner's book not only contains errors, it brings nothing fresh to the controversy. Posner simply re-interprets parts of the body of evidence according to his inclination, and he is an awkward writer. But it is the body of evidence itself which is in question, or at least many important parts of it.

ANTHONY SUMMERS' THE KENNEDY CONSPIRACY BY JOHN CHUCKMAN

This book is an update on information to Mr. Summers' much earlier, wonderful book, "Conspiracy." In "Not in Your Lifetime (The Kennedy Conspiracy)," Summers changed his approach, apparently not wanting to cover the same ground. It is definitely worth reading, but falls far short of the intensely interesting "Conspiracy." If you only ever read one book on the Kennedy assassination, "Conspiracy" is the one it should be (5 STARS). Absolutely first-class journalism in a clear and compelling narrative. There has been an industry in Kennedy assassination books, with nearly half of them ridiculous and nearly another half having no integrity. "Conspiracy," now aging in some aspects, was startling when published, not startling because of extreme claims, but startling for its skilled marshaling of a huge body of facts. It is done so well, you will not be able to put it down. My apologies to another reviewer under "Conspiracy," but Gerald Posner's book not only contains errors, it brings nothing fresh to the controversy. Posner simply re-interpreted parts of the body of evidence according to his inclination, and he is an awkward writer. But it is the body of evidence itself which is in question, or at least many important parts of it.

Among the best works on the JFK assassination

Anthony Summers' comprehensive work on the assassination of JFK is among the top books on the subject, ranking alongside Gaeton Fonzi's "The Last Investigation." The author's voluminous research brings together the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle in a lucid and rare way. In a nutshell, the anti-Castro Cuban organizations [CRC, Alpha-66, etc.]and their right-wing American supporters [Gerry Patrick Hemming and Interpen, for example], the Mafia [Trafficante, Marcello, Giancana, Roselli], and elements within the CIA [David Atlee Phillips, E.Howard Hunt, Theodore Shackley, David Sanchez Morales, William Harvey, etc.] and their numerous contract agents [David Ferrie, Guy Banister, Lee Harvey Oswald(?)]were collaborating in an effort to assassinate Fidel Castro and reverse the socialist revolution in Cuba. The Mob wanted their gambling casinos back, while the anti-Castro Cubans and the CIA wanted multi-national corporate capitalism back. In a classic case of "blowback", the forces working to destroy Fidel and the Cuban Revolution failed in their efforts and subsequently conspired to destroy the man [JFK] they believed responsible for their failure. Elements within the CIA, CIA contract agents, Mob and anti-Castro Cubans had the motive, means and opportunity to effectuate the "blowback" assassination of JFK. For the meticulously researched details which support this thesis, read Anthony Summers' work: "Conspiracy". It's one of the most well-reasoned and articulate works on the subject of the JFK assassination.