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Includes the name: Bonar Menniger

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A very well thought out and researched theory from a totally different perspective. Makes a lot of sense and is probably true. The writing is a bit dense and the author adds things that detour from the overall narrative.

It's a shame that this will never be fully resolved and if indeed this is the actual way it happened, the government is equally guilty of killing JFK as Oswald is for causing the events which led to his unfortunate death.
 
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BenM2023 | 3 other reviews | Nov 22, 2023 |
The Answer to 'Who Killed JFK' is Finally Figured Out. I've been a JFK assassination buff for decades. I cannot tell you how many books, movies, and articles I've read on the subject. To date, the best and most logical, was by Gerald Posner entitled "Case Closed." But after reading Mortal Error, that is no longer the case. All books dealing with the assassination concentrate on the conspiracy theories? None of these books ever deal with the science, the ballistics, of the murder. This book does just that. You cannot argue with the science and the facts of what are the characteristics of bullets, angles and the after-effects of bullets hitting bones, muscle, etc. This book takes a very, very deep dive into just those areas - areas that the Warren Commission and every other book never even bothered to delve into. Lee Harvey Oswald definitely shot AT JFK, but he didn't KILL JFK. JFK was killed by an accidentally fired bullet from the AK-47 of Secret Service agent George Hickey from the follow-up car behind JFK's limousine. I implore every American who cares about justice, the truth and their government to read this book.… (more)
 
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BenM2023 | 3 other reviews | Nov 22, 2023 |
The writing is workmanlike, the material is extremely exciting. I could read about strange tornado leftovers all day long (woman puts her wedding ring on a shelf to do dishes, after the storm the shelf and wall it hung from are gone but the ring is found on the kitchen floor)(a glass soda bottle, still capped, has only an inch of fluid left inside)(a tile roof is lifted off a building in one piece and then scattered). But I was sorry for the poor ponies!

Recommended for in-depth Topeka color and the storm progress play-by-play.… (more)
 
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Je9 | 3 other reviews | Aug 10, 2021 |
This is a non-fiction account of the EF5 tornado which struck Topeka, Kansas in June of 1966. It begins with author's notes (1) to explain source material and how he used it and (2) to warn readers that those who survived the tornado by huddling under bridges were very, very lucky -- that it is NOT recommended. That said, he gets to the story, and what a story it is.

He follows the experiences of a great number of people who were in the tornado. The accounts are more or less divided up into different areas that the tornado hit as it entered and moved through the city. Each section has a map, and at the beginning there is a larger map to place the area maps into the larger context. I found these maps extremely helpful in following what happened, as the area maps are marked with the locations of different people that we are reading about.

There is a chapter involving Toledo history and a legend which people associate with the tornado. There is also a chapter about the formation of tornadoes, this tornado in particular, and the history of tornado forecasting. I found this fascinating; people less interested in weather might differ on that opinion. We also read of the aftermath of the storm, and how it furthered the progress of tornado safety.

But it was the accounts of the people in the storm that I found absolutely riveting. I've read a lot of weather-related books, and a number of them on tornadoes, but I've never gotten such a clear sense of what it's like to experience a major tornado. The stories were spellbinding, and some of the details were absolutely incredible.

I could hardly put this book down. I read until 2 a.m. the night I started it, and the next day (my day off) I did very little but read, except for those tasks I absolutely had to accomplish (medical appointment, cooking meals, etc.) I thought this was a fabulous book, and I've given it 5 stars.
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