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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 / colonel French L. MacLean, United States Army, (ret.) ; with a foreword and legal analysis by T.G. Bolen.

Publication | Library Call Number: KF7641 .M33 2013

"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.

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Format: Book
Author/Creator: MacLean, French L., author.
Published: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., [2013]
Locale: Europe
Africa, North
Language: English

Physical Description: 352 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents: Historical and legal underpinnings
The 96
A closer look.
ISBN: 076434577X
9780764345777
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 344-349) and index.

Historical and legal underpinnings -- The 96 -- A closer look.
Subjects: Trials (Military offenses)--Europe--History--20th century.
Trials (Military offenses)--Africa, North--History--20th century.
Capital punishment--Europe--History--20th century.
Military offenses--Africa, North--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Europe--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Africa, North--History--20th century.
Executions and executioners--Europe--History--20th century.
Executions and executioners--Africa, North--History--20th century.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--Europe--History--20th century.
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--Africa, North--History--20th century.
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