JFK Conspiracies

The assassination of John F Kennedy is one of the defining moments of the 1960s, and one of the most shocking events of modern times. The young president was popular, rich and had already racked up notable political successes at home and abroad: he had taken on the Russians over the division of Berlin and during the Cuban Missile Crisis; he had challenged his country to land a man on the Moon by the end of the decade; and he had brought civil rights and the issues surrounding racial segregation to the forefront of domestic politics. But he had also made an enemy of Fidel Castro by overseeing the botched landing at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba, angered the mob by clamping down on organised crime, and upset many within his own party by causing a rift with Vice-President Lyndon Johnson.

Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested shortly after the assassination for the murder of a policeman, but he too was killed before he could be brought to trial. The murder, committed on live television while Oswald was being transferred to jail, was carried out by part-time criminal and nightclub owner Jack Ruby. Was he acting on behalf of the mob to silence Oswald?

This book, which includes stunning black and white photographs of the assassination, investigates and analyses the pertinent conspiracy theories to decide once and for all if Oswald was involved, whether he was a lone gunman, or if there were other assassins in Dealey Plaza in November 1963.