Fighting For The United States Executed In Britain: Us Soldiers Court-Martialled Wwii Simon Webb Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

This Book Relates A Chapter Of American Military History Which Many People Would Rather Forget When The United States Came To Aid Britain In 1942 Arrival Troops Was Greeted With Unreserved Enthusiasm But Unfortunately Wartime Sometimes Brings Out Worst As Well Best Small Number Soldiers Abused Hospitality They Received By Committing Murders And Rapes Against British Civilians Some These Men Were Hanged Or Shot At Shepton Mallet Prison Somerset Had Been Handed Over For Use Armed Forces Due Treaty Between America Those Accused Such Offences Faced An Court Martial Than Civilian Gave Rise Curious Anomalies Although Rape Not Capital Crime Century It Still Carried Death Penalty Under Law So Last Executions Time Fighting Executed Tells Story Every Soldier During Second World War Majority Either Black Hispanic Reflecting Situation Itself Where Ethnicity Person Often Played Key Role Both Convictions Chances Subsequently Being Σελίδες: 184 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm