A Peculiar Crusade : Willis M. Everett and the Malmedy Massacre / James J. Weingartner.
2000
D804.G4 W39 2000eb
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A Peculiar Crusade : Willis M. Everett and the Malmedy Massacre / James J. Weingartner.
ISBN
9780814795125
Published
New York, NY : New York University Press, [2000]
Copyright
©2000
Language
English
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In English.
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D804.G4 W39 2000eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
940.54/05/0949346
Summary
In the wake of World War II, 74 members of the Nazi SS were accused of a war crime--soon to be known as the Malmedy Massacre--in which a large number of American prisoners of war were murdered during the Battle of the Bulge. All of the German defendants were found guilty and more than half were sentenced to death.Yet none was executed and, a decade later, all had been released from prison. This outcome resulted primarily from the dogged efforts of Willis M. Everett, Jr., a prominent Atlanta attorney who jeopardized his status as a member of the social elite to defend with great zeal and commitment the accused Germans.James Weingartner offers fresh insights into one of the most controversial episodes of World War II and in the process casts new light on the often convoluted politics of war crimes justice.
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Preface
1. The Everetts of Atlanta
2. The Internal Enemy
3. The World beyond Atlanta
4. Under the Lights
5. Of the Particulars and Charge, Guilty
6. Death by Hanging
7. ATroublesome Conscience
8. An Old-Fashioned Sense of Justice
9. "The Lord Has Given Me Strength to Continue"
10. A Michael Kohlhaas in Atlanta
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author
Contents
Preface
1. The Everetts of Atlanta
2. The Internal Enemy
3. The World beyond Atlanta
4. Under the Lights
5. Of the Particulars and Charge, Guilty
6. Death by Hanging
7. ATroublesome Conscience
8. An Old-Fashioned Sense of Justice
9. "The Lord Has Given Me Strength to Continue"
10. A Michael Kohlhaas in Atlanta
Epilogue
Notes
Index
About the Author