11 must-read history books like A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination by Philip Shenon

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A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination

By: Philip Shenon

3.90

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunm…

If you liked the history plot in A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination by Philip Shenon , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir

By: Clint Hill , Lisa McCubbin Hill , Lisa McCubbin

4.24

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called “clear and honest… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
"We had been through so much together, mrs. Kennedy and me. More than anyone can imagine. More than anyone can ever know."

-Clint Hill, Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir

"it's been a long time since i've thought about that night, that wonderful raucous night. I can still see the president s surprise and amusement while opening gifts. I can still hear the music, the gu…"

-Clint Hill, Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir

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2. Sarum: The Novel of England

By: Edward Rutherfurd

4.08

Format: 912 pages, Paperback

Sarum: The Novel of England - a novel that traces the entire turbulent course of English history. … read more

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3. Not in Your Lifetime: The Defining Book on the J.F.K. Assassination

By: Anthony Summers

3.99

Format: 706 pages, Kindle Edition

Updated with the latest evidence, the essential, acclaimed account of President Kennedy’s assassina… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters by James W. Douglass, James W Douglas

4. JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

By: James W. Douglass , James W Douglas

4.36

Format: 510 pages, Hardcover

In this fascinating and disturbing book James Douglass presents a compelling account of why Preside… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
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  • true crime
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime
"If we go as far as we can into the darkness, regardless of the consequences, I believe a midnight truth will free us from our bondage to violence and bring us to the light of peace."

-James W. Douglass, JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

Cover of Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen

5. Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America

By: Annie Jacobsen

3.69

Format: 143 pages, Hardcover

The explosive story of America's secret post-WWII science programs, from the author of the New York… read more

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  • politics
  • history
  • nonfiction
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6. The Kid Stays in the Picture

By: Robert Evans

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

From his marriage to Ali McGraw, his cocaine bust, the accusations of murder, the friendships with … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
Cover of A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination by Philip Shenon

7. A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination

By: Philip Shenon

3.90

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunm… read more

Similar categories in Philip Shenon's A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination book and Philip Shenon's A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination

  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • true crime
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime
Cover of CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys: How and Why Us Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK by Patrick Nolan

8. CIA Rogues and the Killing of the Kennedys: How and Why Us Agents Conspired to Assassinate JFK and RFK

By: Patrick Nolan

3.50

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

The US Central Intelligence Agency is no stranger to conspiracy and allegations of corruption. Acro… read more

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  • american history
  • biography
  • history
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • crime

9. The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen

By: Mark Shaw

2.00

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

On November 8, 1965, millions of fans of 'What's My Line?' CBS television star, Pulitzer Prize-nomi… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime

10. Libra

By: Don DeLillo

3.87

Format: 291 pages, Paperback

From the author of White Noise (winner of the National Book Award) and Zero K In this powerful, eer… read more

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11. The Ghost: The Secret Life of CIA Spymaster James Jesus Angleton

By: Jefferson Morley

3.75

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

"The best book ever written about the strangest CIA chief who ever lived." - Tim Weiner, National B… read more

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12. Case Closed: Lee Harvey Oswald and the Assassination of JFK

By: Gerald Posner

3.87

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, continues to inspire interest ranging fr… read more

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13. Dr. Mary's Monkey: How the Unsolved Murder of a Doctor, a Secret Laboratory in New Orleans and Cancer-Causing Monkey Viruses are Linked to Lee Harvey Oswald, the JFK Assassination and Emerging Global Epidemics

By: Jim Marrs , Edward T. Haslam

3.71

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The 1964 murder of a nationally known cancer researcher sets the stage for this gripping expose of … read more

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14. The Enchanters

By: James Ellroy

3.73

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

James Ellroy—Demon Dog of American Letters—goes straight to the tragic heart of 1962 Hollywood with… read more

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  • crime
Cover of The Final Witness: A Kennedy Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After Sixty Years by Paul Landis

15. The Final Witness: A Kennedy Secret Service Agent Breaks His Silence After Sixty Years

By: Paul Landis

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Dallas, Texas. November 22, 1963. Shots ring out at Dealey Plaza. The president is struck in the he… read more

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  • true crime
  • nonfiction
  • crime
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16. Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire

By: Michael Palin

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, H… read more

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  • history
  • biography
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17. Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

By: Ian W. Toll

4.76

Format: 944 pages, Hardcover

Twilight of the Gods is a riveting account of the harrowing last year of World War II in the Pacifi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
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"TURKEY TROTS TO WATER GG FROM CINCPAC ACTION COM THIRD FLEET INFO COMINCH CTF SEVENTY-SEVEN X WHERE IS RPT WHERE IS TASK FORCE THIRTY FOUR RR THE WORLD WONDERS"

-Ian W. Toll, Twilight of the Gods: War in the Western Pacific, 1944-1945

Cover of Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History by Tony Perrottet

18. Cuba Libre!: Che, Fidel, and the Improbable Revolution That Changed World History

By: Tony Perrottet

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Historian and travel writer Tony Perrottet chronicles the events of the Cuban Revolution and the fi… read more

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  • politics
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  • nonfiction
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19. Hot Springs Drive

By: Lindsay Hunter

3.52

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

Jackie loved her best friend Theresa from the moment they met nearly fifteen years ago. Now, Theres… read more

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20. The Wartime Book Club

By: Kate Thompson

4.31

Format: 512 pages, Paperback

From enchanting cliff tops and white sandy bays to the pretty cobbled streets of St Helier, Jersey … read more

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Cover of The JFK Assassination Chokeholds: That Inescapably Prove There Was a Conspiracy by James DiEugenio

21. The JFK Assassination Chokeholds: That Inescapably Prove There Was a Conspiracy

By: James DiEugenio

4.37

Format: 1132 pages, Kindle Edition

In JFK Assassination Chokeholds, readers will find up to date evidence that would have compelled an… read more

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4.24

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3.99

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JFK and the Unspeakable: Why He Died & Why It Matters

James W. Douglass , James W Douglas

4.36

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Annie Jacobsen

3.69

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Jennifer Ryan

4.14

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Janet Skeslien Charles

4.02

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Brianna Labuskes

3.95

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Mary-Lou Stephens

3.96

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