Originally published: New York : Free Press, 2005. Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-223) and index.
Contents:
Part I: Liberation: 1. Plumaudan ; 2. Occupation and Resistance ; 3. The Liberation ; 4. The Interpreter ; 5. James Hendricks -- Part II: United States Versus Private James E. Hendricks ; 6. The Incident ; 7. The Court-Martial ; 8. The Case Against James Hendricks ; 9. Noemie Bignon's Testimony ; 10. The Defense ; 11. Hendricks's Commanding Officer ; 12. The Hanging ; 13. Verdicts -- Part III: United States Versus Captain George P. Whittington ; 14. Lesneven ; 15. George Whittington ; 16. The Investigation ; 17. The Case Against George Whittington ; 18. George Whittington's Testimony ; 19. The Aftermath ; 20. Whittington's Peace -- Part IV: History and Memory ; 21. Departure ; 22. OK, Joe ; 23. The Question ; 24. After the Liberation -- Epilogue ; 25. A Visit to Plumaudan ; 26. Soldier Trouble ; 27. A Resting Place for James Hendricks.
Summary:
Offers an account by Frenchman Louis Guilloux and other eyewitnesses on how seventy African-American soldiers were tried and unjustly executed by white American soldiers during World War II between 1943 and 1946.
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