An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List

394. JFK: Death in Dallas (Part 3)

November 30, 2023

Description

“It wouldn't be very difficult to kill the president of the United States, you just have to be in a high building with a high powered rifle, telescopic sight and there's nothing anyone could do...
Read more here

Books Referenced

Parkland

Author: Vincent Bugliosi

Context:

Tom mentions that Dominic recommended he read this book, describing it as 'one of the most gripping history books that I've ever read' - a minute-by-minute account of Kennedy's assassination and the days that follow.

Four Days in November

Author: Vincent Bugliosi

Context:

Dominic mentions this was the original title of the book Parkland when he reviewed it for the Daily Telegraph about 15 years ago. It is the same book as Parkland, published under a different title.

Proclaiming History

Author: Vincent Bugliosi

Context:

Dominic describes this as a much longer book by Bugliozzi, of which Parkland/Four Days in November is merely a fragment. He describes it as 'an enormous survey' covering the events, a biography of Lee Harvey Oswald, and investigation of conspiracy theories.

Helter Skelter

Author: Vincent Bugliosi

Context:

Dominic mentions this as Bugliozzi's book about the Charles Manson murder case, noting that Bugliozzi was the prosecutor of Manson in the late 1960s.