Live by the sword
the secret war against Castro and the death of JFK
by Gus Russo
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Live by the Sword is packed with never-before-seen documents and photographs, and never-before-known information - the result of tireless research and exhaustive interviews with countless key players in the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations. The question never asked was not WHO killed JFK, but WHY he was killed. And the answer to this question is the reason for over thirty years of government coverups.
In Live by the Sword, Gus Russo attacks this very question. Guiding the reader through the labyrinth of information and intrigue, he explores the assassination in context, explaining the atmosphere of the times as well as the actions that led, inexorably, to the defining moment of this generation. This background prepares you for the stunning realization that is the core of this book: The Kennedys' relentless pursuit of Castro and Cuba backfired in tragedy on that terrible day in November 1963.
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Politics and government, Assassination, Foreign relations, Presidents, Conspiracies, Kennedy, john f. (john fitzgerald), 1917-1963, assassination, Oswald, lee harvey, 1939-1963, Castro, fidel, 1927-2016, Cuba, foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, cuba, United states, foreign relations, 1945-1961, United states, foreign relations, 1961-1981, United states, politics and government, 1945-1989Places
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Live by the Sword: the Secret War Against Castro and the Death of JFK
1998, Bancroft Press
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Live by the sword: the secret war against Castro and the death of JFK
1998, Bancroft Press, Distributed to the trade by National Book Network
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 503-514) and index.
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Humiliated at the Bay of Pigs, John and Robert Kennedy sought desperately to eliminate Castro. Their strategies for overthrowing the Cuban leader were so elaborate and bizarre, they could only engender paranoia. Castro openly threatened to retaliate.Pro-Castro agitator Lee Harvey Oswald learned that Robert Kennedy was personally supervising groups plotting against the Cuban leader. Filled with rage and a sense of destiny, Oswald went to the Cuban embassy in Mexico, announcing he would kill America’s president in exchange for sanctuary in Havana.
Live By the Sword forces the conclusion that members of the Cuban regime accepted the troubled American’s offer. Russo shows that Oswald was indeed JFK’s lone assailant, but that after the president’s murder, a devastated Robert Kennedy and key officials launched a comprehensive coverup to hide its true causes. (from Amazon)
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