L. Fletcher Prouty (1917–2001)
Auteur de JFK: The CIA, Vietnam, and the Plot to Assassinate John F. Kennedy
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus Team: The CIA and Its Allies, Prouty passed away in 2001. afficher moins
Œuvres de L. Fletcher Prouty
The Secret Team: The CIA and Its Allies in Control of the United States and the World (1973) 129 exemplaires
Understanding special operations and their impact on the Vietnam War era: 1989 interview with L. Fletcher Prouty… (1999) 5 exemplaires
The Col. L. Fletcher Prouty collection 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Prouty, Leroy Fletcher
- Date de naissance
- 1917-01-24
- Date de décès
- 2001-06-05
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Professions
- author
banker - Organisations
- US Air Force
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 350
- Popularité
- #68,329
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 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.… (plus d'informations)