Killing Kennedy: The End Of Camelot By Bill O’Reilly And Martin Dugard

Published by Henry Holt and Company New York 2012

 

Reviewed by LeeAnn Sharpe

Once again Bill O’Reilly and his team present a detailed analysis of the pivotal time in US history when the world was changed by the assassination of the president.

His previous book on Lincoln brought forth many facts of the case I was unaware of and changed my perception of what had led to his assassination. It seems many of the facts have been exposed by years of research and the honesty time can bring.

While an enormous amount of research has been done on the assassination of Kennedy, many of the files are still locked away until 2032, thus leaving the impression there’s more to be known. This of course has been the frustration of all Americans not knowing what really happened. Yes we hear all the conspiracy theories, and everyone seems to have their interpretation of what really happened. But in reality we still have many questions  unanswered.

“Killing Kennedy: the End of Camelot” does an admirable job of putting together all of the facts, all of the players and everything that is known to this point. But it still doesn’t answer the question, did Oswald work alone. Was he a patsy? Had he been trained by the US government? Was Kennedy’s death manipulated by the mob, by Castro, by the Russians, by forces within the government, or simply the result of a political fanatic wanting his place in history?

The book reads well and keeps your interest exposing intimate details that I may or may not have heard before and rounding out the story in a good telling. It brought back lots of memories for me not only of the day we all remembered, but of all the friends over the years who have expounded on their own conspiracy theory. There always seems to be some new evidence that pops up, or retelling of old stories, that motivates the most unlikely people come up with their own interpretation.

This book is well worth the time to red and enjoy. Perhaps that is why over 2 millions readers have already bought “Killing Kennedy: the End of Camelot”.