‘Tiny details can be critical:’ Mark Lawson on William Manchester
Jefferson Morley
August 18, 2015
Its 700 pages cover just five days, from preparations for the flight to Dallas to the burial of the 35th president. … [Manchester constructs an astonishing multi-viewpoint narrative in sections named after the Secret Service code-words in use on the days in question, including “Lancer” (the president) and “Castle” (the White House).