Jack Hamann

On American Soil

How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II

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Produktbeschreibung

In describing the World War II murder charge of three African American soldiers in the lynching of an Italian prisoner of war, Harmann tells a harrowing story of race, privelege, and power. On American Soil raises important questions about how justice is carried out when a country is at war, offering vital lessons on the tensions between national security and individual rights. Winnder of the 2005 Investagative Reporters and Editors Book Award.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Washington Press
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. März 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780295987057
• ISBN-10: 0295987057
• Artikelnr.: 22532575

Autorenporträt

Jack Hamann

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the 2007 Edition
Author's Note
U.S. Army Ranks during World War II
Prologue: August 15, 1944
1. Camp Florence: June 1944
2. Fort Lawton: June 1944
3. Mollycoddling: July 1944
4. The Life of Reilly: Early August 1944
5. Riot: August, 14, 1944
6. Bad Press: Late August 1944
7. Cookie: September 1944
8. Jaworski: October 1944
9. Beeks: Early November 1944
10. Prosecution: Late November 1944
11. Defense: Early December 1944
12. Verdict: Late December 1944
Epilogue
Notes of Sources
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index