02-10-2013, 05:13 PM
Anthony Thorne Wrote:Have you come across any other books on the case yourself in recent weeks that you thought were worthwhile? There are a bunch of new ones out on the case (and reprints of some old ones) but the quality thereof is all over the shop. Also since you have the floor can you tell us a bit about your book rather than me bugging Joseph to give his impressions of it?
Since Joe Macbride has written such a great review of my book I must say I think his Into the Nighmare is very impressive! Though it deals mainly with the Tippit story it talks about many other things as well and is a really valuable addition to the literature. Rather mysteriously he writes about a "Mr X" involved on the periphery of these things but doesn't identify him; however he mentions an unnamed associate of X who sounds like General Walker's right-hand man (and James Hosty's bridge partner) Robert Surrey, author of the "Wanted for Treason" poster. Which brings us back to Turtle Creek and the Minutemen... It's a big book, a very good read, and the most complete discussion of Tippit that there is, I think.
Right now I'm reading Harvey and Lee, an even bigger book! And a very rewarding one. Survivor's Guilt has finally made it into print after being available as samizat and on the internet; that, too, will surely prove very valuable. And if you haven't read it, Michael Kurtz' The JFK Assassination Debates (a few years old, admittedly) is really interesting since Kurtz makes some fascinating assertions, names an alleged paymaster for Oswald, who he calls a "CIA courier" and reports that he personally saw Guy Banister and Oswald together in New Orleans on two occasions.
Probably most readers of this forum know this, but Jerry Rose's publication, The Third Decade and The Fourth Decade, are excellent resources. On the internet you can find them at the Mary Ferrell site.