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Summary: A good, scholarly look into JFK's assassination
Review: Drawing upon numerous books, scholarly articles, newspapers, magazine articles, and the few publically released primary documents, Dr. Kurtz does an excellent job analyzing the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He has his own theory as to who killed President Kennedy, but he points out that there is NOT ENOUGH evidence to say EXACTLY who masterminded and carried out the assassination. He tells the readers that there was DEFINITELY a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy. This book is a good starting point for people who want to learn about the Kennedy assassination. Kurtz's endnotes and bibliography will point serious Kennedy assassination students to other sources on this subject.
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Summary: A Student's Review
Review: I had the pleasure of having Mr. Kurtz as one of my Pre-Law professors, and like his teaching, this book is precise, informative and exact. In this wonderful expose' on this crime, Mr. Kurtz takes the time to look at all subsequent angles and areas that have been questioned ever since the start. Every path and avenue is explored, leaving the reader more informed as to the time and events surrounding this horrific tragedy. If you are looking for a book that will give you an unbiased and straightforward approach and singularly inform you to all that is needed to form your own theories, then this is the book to get. Thank you Mr. Kurtz. You are a wonderful professor and historian, and the book is a treasure.
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Summary: A Student's Review
Review: I had the pleasure of having Mr. Kurtz as one of my Pre-Law professors, and like his teaching, this book is precise, informative and exact. In this wonderful expose' on this crime, Mr. Kurtz takes the time to look at all subsequent angles and areas that have been questioned ever since the start. Every path and avenue is explored, leaving the reader more informed as to the time and events surrounding this horrific tragedy. If you are looking for a book that will give you an unbiased and straightforward approach and singularly inform you to all that is needed to form your own theories, then this is the book to get. Thank you Mr. Kurtz. You are a wonderful professor and historian, and the book is a treasure.
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Summary: Not very scholarly
Review: I've read a few dozen books on the assassination of JFK, and this isn't one of the better ones. Kurtz claims to be objective, but his treatment of the Warren Commission's conclusion smacks of excessive nitpicking. Just about any theory, no matter how sound, can be poked and prodded to death, and Kurtz uses this method to justify the conspiracy he sees behind the Kennedy murder. To be sure, the Warren Commission wasn't perfect either, but they did the best job they could under the constraints imposed on them. Kurtz simply takes certain facets from the Warren Commission and HSCA reports and criticizes them for what he perceives as sloppy work and the like. It's as if the only thing that would satisfy Kurtz is if some future JFK investigation looked into everything that occurred in Dealey Plaza, right down to the wind direction, sunspots, alignment of the planets, amount of ozone layer remaining, etc. In short, when your mind is set to find a conspiracy, nothing will convince you otherwise.
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