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The fifth field : the story of the 96 American soldiers sentenced to death and executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II
- Title
- The fifth field : the story of the 96 American soldiers sentenced to death and executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II / colonel French L. MacLean, United States Army, (ret.) ; with a foreword and legal analysis by T.G. Bolen.
- Author
- MacLean, French L.
- Publication
- Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., [2013]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFF 15-1255 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- 352 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Summary
- "The Fifth Field reveals one of the final secrets of the war: how 96 American soldiers in Europe and North Africa were tried by American General Courts-Martial, convicted by military juries, sentenced to death, executed and buried in an obscure, secret plot at an American military cemetery in France"--Author's website.
- Subjects
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Africa, North > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Africa, North > History > 20th century
- Military offenses > Africa, North > History > 20th century
- Executions and executioners > Europe > History > 20th century
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry > Europe > History > 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 > Europe > History > 20th century
- Trials (Military offenses) > Africa, North > History > 20th century
- Capital punishment > Europe > History > 20th century
- Executions and executioners > Africa, North > History > 20th century
- Trials (Military offenses) > Europe > History > 20th century
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-349) and index.
- Contents
- Historical and legal underpinnings -- The 96 -- A closer look.
- Call Number
- JFF 15-1255
- ISBN
- 076434577X
- 9780764345777
- LCCN
- 2013944237
- OCLC
- 861734341
- Author
- MacLean, French L., author.
- Title
- The fifth field : the story of the 96 American soldiers sentenced to death and executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II / colonel French L. MacLean, United States Army, (ret.) ; with a foreword and legal analysis by T.G. Bolen.
- Publisher
- Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., [2013]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-349) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFF 15-1255