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On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II Paperback - 2007

by Jack Hamann

Through his access to previously classified documents and information gained from extensive interviews, journalist Hamann tells the story behind World War II's largest army court-martial, where three African-American soldiers were charged with the lynching and murder of an Italian prisoner of war.


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During the night of August 14, 1944, an Italian prisoner of war was lynched on the Fort Lawton army base in Seattle--a murder that shocked the nation and the international community. It was a time of deep segregation in the army, and the War Department was quick to charge three African American soldiers with first-degree murder, although there was no evidence linking them to the crime. Forty other black soldiers faced lesser charges over the incident, launching one of the largest and longest army trials of World War II.

In this harrowing story of race, privilege, and power, Jack Hamann explores the most overlooked civil rights event in American history. 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.

A V Ethel Willis White Book

For more about the author visit his website: http: //www.nolittlethings.com

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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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  • Title On American Soil: How Justice Became a Casualty of World War II
  • Author Jack Hamann
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Washington Press, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date April 15, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780295987057 / 0295987057
  • Weight 1.14 lbs (0.52 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.96 x 6.08 x 0.95 in (22.76 x 15.44 x 2.41 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Pacific Northwest
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: Washington
    • Locality: Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wa
  • Library of Congress subjects Trials (Murder) - Washington (State) -, Trials (Riots) - Washington (State) - Seattle
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006039627
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.547

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2007, Page 197

About the author

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.

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