On American Soil - How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II

Informationen zum Autor Jack Hamann has been a news reporter, network correspondent, and documentary producer for more than two decades and has served most recently as Seattle bureau chief for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He has won ten Emmy Awards for his work. On American Soil won the 2005 Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award; previous winners include Bob Woodward, Seymour Hersh, and Neil Sheehan, among others. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the 2007 Edition Author's Note U.S. Army Ranks during World War IIPrologue: 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 EpilogueNotes of Sources Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Product details

• Authors: Jack Hamann
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.03.2007
• EAN: 9780295744742
• ISBN: 978-0-295-74474-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Series: V Ethel Willis White Books; V Ethel Willis White Books; On American Soil
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Amerikanische Geschichte, 1940 bis 1949 n. Chr., Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, Moderne Kriegsführung, Militär- und Verteidigungsrecht, Recht des Zivildiensts, Freiwilligendienst