The Malmedy Massacre : the war crimes trial controversy / Steven P. Remy.
2017
KK73.5.M35 R46 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
The Malmedy Massacre : the war crimes trial controversy / Steven P. Remy.
Imprint
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017.
Description
viii, 342 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: an American courtroom in Dachau
The commitments of a bad reputation: terror war in the Ardennes
Now it comes home to us: creating the "Malmedy Massacre"
Like a division reunion: launching the investigation
The psychological approach: American interrogators
Nazi method boys: the first torture allegations
A monstrous slaughter machine: the prosecution's case
Entirely a heat of battle case: the defense
Other battlefields: Willis Everett and the amnesty campaign
The sword of public opinion: the torture stories in the U.S.
The daring fists of Lieutenant Perl: tales of torture in Schwaebisch Hall
Avenging angels: German clergy and the massacre
Lie detectors: interrogating American interrogators
Red jackets: releasing the prisoners.
The commitments of a bad reputation: terror war in the Ardennes
Now it comes home to us: creating the "Malmedy Massacre"
Like a division reunion: launching the investigation
The psychological approach: American interrogators
Nazi method boys: the first torture allegations
A monstrous slaughter machine: the prosecution's case
Entirely a heat of battle case: the defense
Other battlefields: Willis Everett and the amnesty campaign
The sword of public opinion: the torture stories in the U.S.
The daring fists of Lieutenant Perl: tales of torture in Schwaebisch Hall
Avenging angels: German clergy and the massacre
Lie detectors: interrogating American interrogators
Red jackets: releasing the prisoners.
Summary
In the opening days of the Battle of the Bulge, members of a Waffen SS division executed 84 American prisoners of war near the Belgian town of Malmedy - the deadliest incident of its kind involving American soldiers in the European theater. After a long investigation, the U.S. Army tried and convicted 74 accused perpetrators. What followed was a decade of controversy in the United States and Germany over accusations that American interrogators had tortured the defendants and forced them to sign false confessions. In Germany, the accusations fueled intense opposition to war crimes trials and tested the limits of the West German-American alliance. The Malmedy Massacre reveals the extent to which ex-Nazis and their sympathizers have shaped our understanding of one of the war's most infamous crimes. At a time when a historically informed debate about military courts and interrogation methods is necessary, the book provides an in-depth look at how a war crimes case was made and unmade at the dawn of the Cold War.-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Location
STA
Call Number
KK73.5.M35 R46 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9780674971950 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0674971957 (hardcover alkaline paper)
0674971957 (hardcover alkaline paper)
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