Ultimate Sacrifice : John and Robert Kennedy, the Plan for a Coup in Cuba, and the Murder of JFK

A landmark in historical research, tying the Mafia and Cuba to the assassination of JFK—updated to reveal the role of Cuban Commander Juan Almeida. Recent revelations by the U.S. government point to Cuba’s former number three official—Commander Juan Almeida—as secretly working with President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 to overthrow Fidel Castro. This updated edition of Ultimate Sacrifice tells the full story for the first time—complete with new photos and documents. The authors obtained the story from almost two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy, starting in 1990 with JFK’s Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Their accounts are supported by thousands of newly released files at the National Archives. A “palace coup,” set for December 1, 1963, was to be backed up by U.S. forces “invited” in by Commander Almeida, then Chief of the Cuban Army. However, three Mafia bosses being targeted by Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy used several CIA assets to infiltrate the secret plot and murder JFK. The new edition explains why Almeida was not a double agent, why Fidel suspected Almeida’s ally Che Guevara, and what Fidel did in 1990 when he finally found out about Almeida’s work for JFK. “How well do the authors make their case? With a relentless accumulation of detail, a very thorough knowledge of every political and forensic detail and the broad perspective of historians rather than assassination theorists.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “At last, the mysteries surrounding JFK’s death are fully explained by the startling revelations in this book.” —William W. Turner, former FBI agent and author of Deadly Secrets

cuba's Number Three Official Today — Commander Juan Almeida — Was Secretly Working With Jfk In November 1963 To Overthrow Fidel. The U.s. Government Recently Revealed Almeida's Work For Jfk, Allowing The Updated Trade Paperback Of Ultimate Sacrifice To Tell The Full Story For The First Time (complete With New Photos And Documents). The Authors Obtained The Story From Almost Two Dozen Associates Of John And Robert Kennedy, Starting In 1990 With Jfk's Secretary Of State Dean Rusk. Their Accounts Are Supported By Thousands Of Newly-released Files At The National Archives. Almeida's Palace Coup, Set For December 1, 1963, Was To Be Backed Up By U.s. Forces Invited In By Commander Almeida, Then Chief Of The Cuban Army. However, Three Mafia Bosses Being Targeted By Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy Used Several Cia Assets To Infiltrate The Secret Plot And Murder Jfk. This Resulted In Cover-ups By Officials Like Rfk And Lbj, To Prevent The Exposure Of Almeida And A Possible Nuclear Confrontation With The Soviets. The New Edition Explains Why Almeida Was Not A Double Agent, Why Fidel Suspected Almeida's Ally Che Guevara, And What Fidel Did In 1990 When He Finally Found Out About Almeida's Work For Jfk.

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there Has Been A Long Hiatus In Significant Books On The Jfk Assassination Since Gerald Posner's Case Closed Argued In 1993 That Lee Harvey Oswald Acted Alone. Posner Took The Cia's Lack Of Involvement For Granted, And That, According To This Mammoth And Painstakingly Researched Account, Was A Big Mistake. It Is Waldron And Hartmann's (the Edison Game) Contention-bolstered By Access To Many Previously Unavailable Files, And Interviews With Little-known As Well As Prominent Figures-that The Cia Knew A Great Deal About The Assassination. But The Agency Couldn't Admit What It Knew Because That Could Uncover The Existence Of A U.s. Plan For A Coup In Cuba, Run By Jfk's Brother, Attorney General Robert Kennedy. The Assassination, Say The Authors, Was Carried Out By Hired Gunmen On The Orders Of Three Noted Mafia Dons Whose Lives Were Being Made Miserable By Rfk's Ruthless Pursuit-and These Mafia Men Knew About The Planned Invasion Because They Had Worked With The Cia On Previous Efforts To Topple Castro. Oswald, Long A Hidden Cia Agent, Was Set Up As The Patsy, And It Had Always Been Jack Ruby's Job To Eliminate Him If He Wasn't Killed At The Scene Of Kennedy's Shooting. How Do The Authors Make Their Case? With A Relentless Accumulation Of Detail, A Very Thorough Knowledge Of Every Political And Forensic Detail And The Broad Perspective Of Historians Rather Than Assassination Theorists. They Spend Perhaps Too Much Time With People They Admire, Like The Late Enrique Ruiz Williams, Who Was A Crucial Early Source For Them. They Also Cannot Resist Chasing Stories Of Only Marginal Relevance To Their Principal One, Like What Really Happened To Che Guevara In Cuba. But No Future Historian Of That Tormented Period In American History Will Be Able To Ignore Their Very Convincing Presentation, Even If A Lay Reader May Feel Overwhelmed By The Sheer Weight Of The Evidence. B&w Photos. (nov. 18) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

*Ultimate Sacrifice* reveals, for the first time, John and Robert Kennedy's plan for a coup in Cuba on December 1, 1963 — a plan that involved a U.S. military invasion. Unique, distinctly different, and far more advanced than any previously disclosed operation, this plan is corroborated by many declassified military and CIA documents that have never been quoted in any book before. It provides the missing piece of the puzzle regarding JFK's murder, and explains why Bobby Kennedy told close associates that the Mafia was behind his brother's assassination. The Mafia had managed to infiltrate the Kennedys' intended coup. *Ultimate Sacrifice* describes and documents an attempt they made to kill JFK in a motorcade several days prior to Dallas. This attempt had more than a dozen parallels to Dallas. Building on the work of the seven governmental committees that investigated aspects of JFK's assassination, the four million documents that were declassified in the 1990s, and exclusive interviews with many Kennedy insiders, the authors are able to tell the full story of these incidents. (from Amazon) A new investigation into President Kennedy's murder claims that his administration had planned a coup in Cuba to take place in December of 1963, a plan that backfired when Mafia elements that had infiltrated the coup plot decided to assassinate JFK