Killing Kennedy: The End of Camelot (Bill O'Reilly's Killing)

by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard

Bill O'Reilly (Narrator)

More than a million readers have thrilled to Bill O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln, the page-turning work of non-fiction about the shocking assassination that changed the course of American history. Now the anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts in gripping detail the brutal muder of John Fitzgerald Kennedy - and how a sequence of gunshots on a Dallas afternoon not only killed a beloved president but also sent America into the cataclysmic division of the Vietnam War and its culture-changing aftermath.

In January 1961, as the Cold War escalates, John F. Kennedy struggles to contain the growth of Communism while he learns the hardships, solitude and temptations of what it means to be president of the United States. Along the way he acquires a number of formidable enemies, among them Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro and Alan Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. In addition, powerful elements of organized crime have begun to talk about targeting the president and his brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy.

In the midst of a 1963 campaign trip to Texas, Kennedy is gunned down by an erratic young drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes the scene, only to be caught and shot dead while in police custody.

The events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century are almost as shocking as the assassination itself. Killing Kennedy chronicles both the heroism and deceit of Camelot, bringing history to life in ways that will profoundly move the reader. This may well be the most talked about American book of the year.

• ISBN10: 1427226849
• ISBN13: 9781427226846
• Publish Date: 2 October 2012
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: MacMillan Audio
• Format: Audiobook (CD)
• Pages: 7
• Language: English

Reviews

[readingwithwrin]

“Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot.”

I ended up finding this book rather disappointing. Most of what was talked about, we've heard from the media for the past decade, so new information was shown.

What I did find interesting about this book was learning about Kennedy's life before he was president as that's one that isn't talked about much. I didn't know what he had done for his military service and hearing about what he did in order to keep his men safe was very interesting.

As for most of the rest of Kennedy's life, it was all things that have been talked about time and time again. Well, all except some details of his sex life. Which I could have gone my whole life without knowing about and been perfectly fine.

I did find it interesting to learn about the Rat Pack and how they felt about him, as well as learning more about Jackie Kennedy. I truly don't know much about her, as JFK is always the main focus when she is mentioned.



Truthfully I do feel rather Meh about this book. I don't think it's a must-read, by any means but it was interesting at times.