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PublisherOrbis Books
ISBN-101570757550
ISBN-139781570757556
eBay Product ID (ePID)65671085
Product Key Features
Book TitleJfk and the Unspeakable : Why He Died and Why It Matters
Number of Pages510 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / 20th Century, General, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year2008
GenrePolitical Science, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorJames W. Douglass
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight31.1 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-031902
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.922092
SynopsisThis is an examination of the Kennedy assassination and its meaning today for the struggle for peace. The book lays out the journey that led Kennedy to his determination to break with the logic of the Cold War and lead the world in an entirely different direction, and how this meant he was considered a virtual traitor by some., The acclaimed book Oliver Stone called "the best account I have read of this tragedy and its significance," JFK and the Unspeakable details not just how the conspiracy to assassinate President John F. Kennedy was carried out, but WHY it was done...and why it still matters today. At the height of the Cold War, JFK risked committing the greatest crime in human history: starting a nuclear war. Horrified by the specter of nuclear annihilation, Kennedy gradually turned away from his long-held Cold Warrior beliefs and toward a policy of lasting peace. But to the military and intelligence agencies in the United States, who were committed to winning the Cold War at any cost, Kennedy's change of heart was a direct threat to their power and influence. Once these dark "Unspeakable" forces recognized that Kennedy's interests were in direct opposition to their own, they tagged him as a dangerous traitor, plotted his assassination, and orchestrated the subsequent cover-up. Douglass takes readers into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda. JFK and the Unspeakable shot up to the top of the bestseller charts when Oliver Stone first brought it to the world's attention on Bill Maher's show. Since then, it has been lauded by Mark Lane (author of Rush to Judgment, who calls it "an exciting work with the drama of a first-rate thriller"), John Perkins (author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, who proclaims it is "arguably the most important book yet written about an American president), and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who calls it "a very well-documented and convincing portrait...I urge all Americans to read this book and come to their own conclusions.", In this fascinating and disturbing work, James Douglass presents a compelling account of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and why unmasking and accepting this truth remains crucial for the future of our country and the world. The title comes from a phrase of Thomas Merton, naming of the attitudes, forces and interests that generate and support international tension and conflict.Drawing on a vast field of investigations, including many sources available only recently, Douglass lays out a sequence of of steps over the last three years of his life that transformed JFK from a traditional "Cold Warrior" to someone determined to pull the world back from the edge of nuclear apocalypse. Beginning with the fiasco of the Bay of Pigs invasion (which left the President wishing to "splinter the CIA in a thousand pieces"), followed by the Cuban Missile Crisis and his secret back-channel dialogues with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, JFK pursued a series of actions--right up to the week of his death--that caused members of his own U.S. military-intelligence establishment to regard him as a virtual traitor who had to be eliminated.As the 50th anniversary of Kennedy's assassination approaches, the story of why he was killed--his turn toward peace--is not ancient history, and bears crucial lessons for today in the light of a decade of war and continuing revelations of clandestine national security and military activities. Douglass shows convincingly how those who plotted the death of JFK were determined not simply to eliminate a single man but to kill a vision.Douglass's book has all the elements of a political thriller. But the stakes couldn't be higher. Only by understanding the truth behind the murder of JFK can we grasp his vision and assume the urgent struggle for peace today."In JFK and the Unspeakable Jim Douglass has distilled all the best available research into a very well-documented and convincing portrait of President Kennedy's transforming turn to peace, at the cost of his life. Personally, it has made a very big impact on me. After reading it in Dallas, I was moved for the first time to visit Dealey Plaza. I urge all Americans to read this book and come to their own conclusions about why he died and why--after fifty years--it still matters." -- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
LC Classification NumberE842.9.D68 2008
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- 18. Okt. 2018
Requred, stunning reading. Douglass is an understated master.
One of the finest, ever, set of writings on this topic. No matter how many you have read, this takes it to another level, literally. James W. Douglass is a serious author that writes from the head and the heart. This will make you cry. I cannot recommend it enough. I have read all the great ones on this. Even my wife read this and she usually reads fiction. Something (couldn't say what) compelled her to read this, though..It's draws you in and requires you to read it. it is stunning.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 08. Dez. 2020
A definitive summary of the coup.
Having read about two dozen books on the assassination, this and "Mary's Mosaic" are my last. All of my questions have been answered. The writer has done a great job here, fully researched, told in a manner which doesn't shock, offend or deny, as others before him have, the details match up with what I'd already known.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 17. Apr. 2025
Perfect condition. Looks great. The book...
Perfect condition. Looks great. The book I definitely recommend to any JFK era history buff.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 15. Dez. 2020
I have many many books on JFK. This one is unique in it's message and timeline layout...
The truth is always compelling and interesting.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
- 10. Apr. 2025
The content is very good. My only proble...
The content is very good. My only problem is with the size of the font. Easy to read if you are a teenager; not so much if you are more senior.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 03. Nov. 2020
No To Be Missed.
A must read work, if you are interested in this period of history. It is an engrossing read.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
