L. Fletcher Prouty (1917–2001)
Autor de JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy
Sobre El Autor
L. Fletcher Prouty served as the chief of special operations for the Joint Chiefs of Staff during the Kennedy presidency. A retired colonel of the U.S. Air Force, Prouty was in charge of the global system designed to provide military support for the CIA's secret activities. Author of The Secret mostrar más Team: The CIA and Its Allies, Prouty passed away in 2001. mostrar menos
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Prouty, Leroy Fletcher
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1917-01-24
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2001-06-05
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Ocupaciones
- author
banker - Organizaciones
- US Air Force
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- Obras
- 7
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 350
- Popularidad
- #68,329
- Valoración
- 3.9
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 18
There is a lot of detailed background on the cold war and explanation on what leads up to Kennedy's assassination. If you liked the Stone movie, you will learn a lot more detail on the Vietnam War and Cuba connection as well as what threat Kennedy played to other powerful figures in government at the time. With a few minor exceptions (a chapter on Vietnam) the book is presented more like reading a long Wikipedia article. Those that prefer non-fiction to be more story-like might be bored by this format.
I took one star away because Prouty's narrative is repetitive at times. There is an index and footnotes provided.
Overall, I enjoyed this book and plan to read the other two books used as sources for the JFK movie. It's unusual that I see a movie and want to read the book (usually the other way around) but the JFK assassination--whatever happened November 22, 1963--is both a tragic and fascinating part of American history.… (más)