Nazi saboteurs on trial : a military tribunal and American law / Louis Fisher.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-185) and indexes.

School for saboteurs. "Operation Pastorius" -- The eight finalists -- Instruction and training -- To Paris and Lorient -- Misadventures in America. Surprise at Amagansett -- Look what we found -- Dasch turns to the FBI -- Kerling's group lands at Ponte Vedra -- A quick round-up -- The military tribunal at work. The Milligan hurdle -- Interdepartmental conflicts -- Roosevelt's proclamation -- Issues with the media -- Setting some ground rules -- Articles of war/law of war -- Interlude in civil court -- Windup of the trial -- Sentencing and execution -- The fate of confederates -- The Supreme Court steps in. Briefing the case -- Nine hours of oral argument -- The per curiam -- Stone's draft -- Keeping a united front -- F.F.'s soliloquy -- The October 29 decision -- Rethinking tribunals. Evaluations of Quirin -- Saboteur effort II, 1944-1945 -- World War II trials -- A revival of Milligan? -- Bush's military order in 2001.