Reclaiming History

The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy

By: Vincent Bugliosi

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 18 hrs and 6 mins

Publisher's summary

2008 Audie Award Finalist for Achievement in Abridgement

Edgar Award Winner, Best Fact Crime, 2008

Polls reveal that 85 percent of Americans believe there was a conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald. Some even believe Oswald was entirely innocent. In this encyclopedic, absorbing audiobook, Vincent Bugliosi shows how the public has come to believe such lies about the day that changed the course of history.

Bugliosi has devoted almost 20 years of his life to this project, and is determined to show that, despite the overwhelming popular perception, Oswald killed Kennedy and acted alone.

The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an ironclad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his best-selling Outrage, Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America capable of "prosecuting" Oswald for the murder of President Kennedy. Reclaiming History is a narrative compendium of fact, ballistic evidence, reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense. Every detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud upon the American public.

Bugliosi's irresistible logic, relentless pursuit of the truth, and command of the evidence shed fresh light on this American nightmare, providing a new understanding of what did and did not happen in Dallas on November 22, 1963. At last we know what really happened. At last it all makes sense.

©2007 Vincent Bugliosi. All rights reserved (P)2007 Simon and Schuster Inc. All rights reserved.

Critic reviews

"Vincent Bugliosi is an American master of common sense, a punishing advocate and a curmudgeonly refreshing voice of reason....With this work, Bugliosi has definitively explained the murder that recalibrated modern America. It is a book for the ages." (Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Exceptional Detailed Account

Bugliosi's latest is a welcome breath of fresh air on a subject that has seen little since the mid 1960's. In particular, Bugliosi crushes Oliver Stone's mythical JFK film as the complete fraud that it was. Anyone having a sense of intellectual honesty on this subject oughtta do two things: 1. Watch JFK, 2. then read this book.

Entertaining Defense of Warren Report

This is a minute by minute recounting of what happened that horrible day in Dallas as reconstructed from the Warren Commission Report and reliable sources since. The narration was terrific, but the content was somewhat disappointing. At times it sounded like a "We Were There" historical-fiction book. To those familiar with Bugliosi's previous works, it is not as devastating and persuasive as say his other book, Outrage -- the magnificent deconstruction of the OJ trial.

Nevertheless, Bugliosi is one of the finest legal minds in the US today. This book will be scorned and largely discounted by all those who have already invested a lot of reputation in asserting that Kennedy was murdered by a group of conspirators.

Very Good! Brilliant!

Brilliant. A Great listen. Now, could Mr. B. please turn his use of insight and logic on the living tools who now push a 9/11 coverup? I'd be quite happy if he did.

Superlative

The case against Oswald as the lone assassin is set out logically and in a very compelling manner. Bugliosi's research, sources and common sense states the case in an unambiguous way. It is refreshing to listen to a work of non-fiction that is not coloured by the author's subjective relationship to the subject. Kudos to mr. Bugliosi!

Ev

Everybody should read this book. It´s brilliant and an eye opener.

common sense

common sense is what this book should be called. Because with it it is easy to see this assassination was done by one man and that man was Lee Harvey Oswald

This + Posner = definitive work

While taking a grad level class on the history of the 60s in the mid 1990s I was fortunate to read Posner’s definitive work: Case Closed. I had meant to pick this up and read it around the time of the 50th anniversary but, as is often the case, life got in the way. I’m so glad I did before the 60th. Bugiliosi does an excellent job as both prosecutor and historian putting to bed the misconceptions that have too long dominated the most infamous crime of the last 100 years.

Enjoyed It!

I seriously enjoyed reading this very detailed
account of the events surrounding President Kennedy's assination. This is extremely detailed
and aimed at debunking conspiracy theorists...which it does. I would urge anyone
who is interested in this topic to listen to this book. Great Job Mr. Bugliosi..loved "Helter
Skelter"...read it three times..and this one was great too.

Great Listen

I own this book, but it is quite thick and a long read. It is very clear Vincent Bugliosi invested many years and much of his time to providing concrete and factual details. I believe there was a conspiracy. I have my entire life. This is the only resource I have been exposed to that has caused me to think, "Well, could Oswald have done it alone?" Although I think there are a few weaker elements of the book (like attempts to group all conspiracy theorists under an umbrella of a few very extreme conspiracy beliefs, and failing to include other alternative theories involving some groups, such as the mob), I found this to be very informative, educational, and entertaining.

The first section of the book serves as more of a story (released after the fact as Four Days in November), and the rest is well-supported and cited information about the case, from the autopsy, to the Warren Commission, to conspiracy theories.

Covers every detail

For anyone who is familiar with Bugliosi's writing, you'll know that he does a very thorough job and covers every minute detail. That is definitely true of this book also. He goes into great detail on the Kennedy assassination, from every possible angle.
If you are interested in the subject I'd highly recommend this book because it covers so much territory. He definitely has an opinion on the conspiracy theories that are associated with the case too, and isn't afraid to shoot them down.