Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy

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Summary: It's ALL Here!
Review: "Crossfire" is a virtual encyclopedia of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. It is a challenge to describe it concisely. CF examines the events of that fateful day from multiple vantagepoints. It introduces far more personalities and possibilities than this reviewer would have dreamed of. For example, CF blends in the plausible connections to the assassination of the Mafia, the CIA, Big Business/Big Oil, FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, Vice President Johnson, and former Vice President Richard Nixon. The common theme is who would have benefitted from JFK's removal from office? That mystery man known as Lee Harvey Oswald is key to any JFK investigation, regardless of whether he was a tiggerman. Pages are devoted to Oswald's activities and movements in the months and years proceeding November 22, 1963. The author thoroughly examines the possibilities of Oswald fakes, doubles and imposters. The reader may suspect that his wife, Marina, may have been more than an innocent housewife. Pages are also devoted to Oswald's assassin, the ubiquitous Jack Ruby. Marrs looks into a plethora of witnesses: Their collective accounts make it painfully plain that the fatal shots came from JFK's front AND rear. Those who doubted that obvious fact should believe it after reading CF. The author also lists the egregiously "coincidental" deaths of 103 individuals connected with the President's death or investigations into it. For example there is the instance of Congressman Boggs of Louisiana, who wanted to reexamine the events in Dallas. His plane disappeared in a remote section of Alaska, never to be found. Finally, the author thoroughly, completely and without reservation skewers the feckless Warren Commission and the so-called House Select Committee on Assassinations. Marrs points an author's finger at a mysterious Corsican connection to JFK's death but takes no firm stand. As this reviewer recalls, the six part History Channel series-"The Men Who Killed Kennedy" did likewise. CF features a 23-page "conclusion", which succeeds only in being inconclusive. It is plain that Lee Oswald and Jack Ruby are central to the event. It's also obvious that the aftermath of the Bay of Pigs invasion is critical. Former and dissident CIA operatives were furious (!) for the failed attempt to overthrow Castro. This reader has always been curious about JFK's decision to shut down a "secret" CIA training camp in Houma, LA two months before his death. Was that a last straw to those who plotted his death? In the final analysis, CF opens more doors than it closes and raises FAR more questions than it answers. CF is so thorough, it will deepen the mystery of JFK's death, not help solve it. The curious will have to read and research further. Jim Garrison's "On the Trail of the Assassins is a solid and more concise alternative. It's safe to opine that once one gets the JFK bug (s)he will want to keep reading. Marrs is to be congratulated for his painstaking research into a tragic subject. Since CF is currently in its' 12th printing, many others must agree with this positive review.

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Summary: Best Kennedy Assassination Intro Book
Review: 4.5 Stars:
I read this book when it came out I believe in the early ninties and have re-read the newest version with the updates. This is the best book for those who are new or want to be introduced into the Kennedy Assassination Theories. Marrs' does a good job in researching and compiles others research into the matter in an organized manner.

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Summary: Mandatory Reading For Everyone
Review: A person has no idea of the endless amount of solid info. whichclearly shows conspiracy as this fine book shows. It hardly matterswhat Oswald dd or didn't do..and a pretty good case could be made for his guilt in Officer's tippit slaying. The Single Bullet theory is untenable because none of the individuals who handled it from orderlies at Parkland Hospital to Secret Service Agents could idntify it for the WC, and the Parkland Doctors believed it was an entrance until they were visite by Govt. Agents who got a reversal, not to mention at Bethesda hospital where the Autopsy was..FBI Agents and SS Agents said the bullet didn't penetrate JFK's shoulder-back area. To top it off, Col. Finck one of the Autopsy doctors said the bullet only went in the first knuckle and Commander Humestold the Warren Commission that it was extremely unlikely regarding the feasibilty of this one pristine bullet. It's ludicrous. The Conspirators who are behind the murder of President Kennedy likely come from Texas as the Author shows. Like Waco and Watergate it's a lot easier to blame everything on Koresh and Nixon......but that's not respecting the complexity of history.

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Summary: This Book is Engrossing
Review: After reading this book I am now sure that the only two people that did not have a hand in killing JFK are JFK and myself. This is a tour de force book that looks at every, and I mean every, angle of who could have been involved in the assignation and the issues with the story if the assignation. It really just kept going on and on. After awhile I got to think, oh this is just too much. I know the author is trying to detail for us all the lose ends, un answered questions and possibilities but for me it was too much, maybe just pick the top 10 - 20, not the complete set of hundreds.
Don't get me wrong, this is a wonderful book, well written and really fast paced. Much better the movie JFK that was loosely based on this book. I doubt you will be able to put it down; the info is just so well put together.

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Summary: A great conspiracy novel
Review: An unbelivalbe eye opening book on the government cover-up of the JFK assasination. It really makes you wonder about everything the government seems to have "overlooked" in their investigation. A great read for the hard core conspiracy therorist or the open minded skeptic.

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Summary: How do you sleep at night?
Review: Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy is an important book. Marrs tackles the thorny questions surrounding the assassination of JFK and informs us that we have much to learn about what really happened in Dallas. Considered indispensible for its thoroughness, Crossfire is foundational for anyone seeking a serious look into the President's murder. Don't miss this one!

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Summary: Still trust anyone?
Review: For the serious armchair investigator, this is a veritable encyclopedia of information regarding the 22nd of November.
The evidence against the theory of a lone gunman is overwhelming. It may take some time to sort through, but the information is well organized and logical. A great read which will possibly leave you questioning the motives of anyone with authoritative power...

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Summary: Still trust anyone?
Review: For the serious armchair investigator, this is a veritable encyclopedia of information regarding the 22nd of November.
The evidence against the theory of a lone gunman is overwhelming. It may take some time to sort through, but the information is well organized and logical. A great read which will possibly leave you questioning the motives of anyone with authoritative power...

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Summary: Interesting but questionable
Review: Good reading for a conspiracy enthusiast. However,this is by an author who believes in UFOs. Need I say more? We will never realy get to hear the actual truth.

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Summary: no stone left unturn
Review: I am a true JFK conspiracy buff, so when I happen upon this book, I jnew it was basis of Oliver Stone"s JFK, but once inside I was happily amazed at the amount of information this book has to offer.Just about every crazy thing that happened in Dallas that day are in the book,and what the heck was Richard Nixon doing in Dallas that day ? It covers a lot of new ground, that I had never read about. It ie well worth a read and it reads quick.