Lee Harvey Oswald: 48 Hours to Live: Oswald, Kennedy, and the Conspiracy that Will Not Die

Steven M. Gillon

Nov 2013 · Union Square & Co.

About this ebook

What did Lee Harvey Oswald do in the 48 hours after he shot President John F. Kennedy? This riveting companion to the upcoming History Channel documentary follows Oswald in the immediate aftermath of the assassination, searching for the answers to the questions that have troubled America for a half century: Did he actually pull the trigger? Was he alone? And if so, why? Steven M. Gillon, Scholar-in-Residence at the History Channel, explores the possibility that Cuban intelligence officials may have encouraged Oswald to commit the crime and promised to help him escape. Gillon recreates in painstaking detail the long interrogation sessions and reveals that many of the police officers who witnessed the sessions were convinced that Oswald had received special training. He was simply too good at deflecting questions, too smart, too confident. With new information from recently declassified documents, and revealing photos and documents, these pages offer a refreshingly new and complicated portrait of the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

About the author

Steven M. Gillon is Scholar-in-Residence at the History Channel. He has taught at both Yale and Oxford and is currently professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. Gillon has written numerous books and articles about modern American politics and culture. His most recent books include Pearl Harbor: FDR Leads the Nation to War (Basic Books) and The Pact: Bill Clinton, Newt Gingrich, and the Rivalry that Defined a Generation (OUP). Professor Gillon hosts shows and serves as an on-air consultant for the History Channel. He also appears in numerous TV specials and on National Public Radio. Gillon lives in Norman, OK.