Oswald: Assassin Or Fall Guy? [Hardcover]

Joachim Joesten (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Marzani & Munsell; First Edition edition (1964)
• ASIN: B001LR3CS8
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,856,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Always read the early ones., June 14, 2010

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Stephen Deasy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oswald: Assassin or Fall Guy (Paperback)

I came across this book after reading a score of books on the JFK murder. The author was a multi-lingual, European freelance writer who had authored political biographies and a wide range of books. This book - published in mid 1964 - before the WC report- does much of what should have been done by American journalists. He smelled something wrong, studied the reports and was quite clear on the essentials that would be be touched on by the Garrison investigation, expanded by the 1978 House Hearings and virtually confirmed by the release of ARRB papers in the early 90's. Oswald was a government agent and there were things done in Dallas that assisted the killing. Things that Lane and Meagher and Weisberg would write about a few years later. A great way to have an immediate feel for what always smelled fishy.

5.0 out of 5 stars Joesten - Early Author & Hero Seeking The Truth, August 21, 2011

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Thomas O. Fohne (Columbia, Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

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What a great read. The author's doubt of
Oswald's guilt preceded the Warren Commission
report. In fact, Joesten had hoped that the
Warren Commission would address the lack of
credible evidence used by the Dallas Police
and subsequently the FBI to convict Oswald.
Joesten shows that Oswald was never formally
charged with Kennedy's murder nor offered
the services of an attorney to represent him.

Joesten also submits an excellent analysis of
the early reports of the gunshot wounds and
and number of fired shots. Joesten clearly
demonstrates that there were too many
shots fired for Oswald to have been a lone
gunman.

Tom Fohne