A Peculiar Crusade Willis M Everett and the Malmedy Massacre Trial

A Peculiar Crusade: Willis M. Everett and the Malmedy Massacre Trial

A thoughtful and unsettling exploration of justice, war, and the political tensions left behind after World War II.

Some items on Kate's Treasures15 are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. Some are here because they meant something to my dad. He was an actor, a scriptwriter, and someone endlessly drawn to political history, moral conflict, and the complicated stories most people overlook. This is very much one of those books.

Written by James J. Weingartner, this book examines the aftermath of the Malmedy Massacre during World War II, where members of the Waffen SS were accused of murdering American prisoners of war during the Battle of the Bulge.

Rather than simply retelling the case itself, the book focuses heavily on lawyer Willis M. Everett and the growing controversy surrounding the trial, the interrogation methods used, military justice, political pressure, and the uncomfortable ethical questions that followed in post war America.

Detailed, intelligent, and often deeply uncomfortable reading in places, this is the sort of historical book Dad loved collecting. The kind that leaves you thinking long after you close it.

About This Edition

Hardcover | English Language | World War II History

• Author: James J. Weingartner
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Themes: World War II, military trials, war crimes, legal history, political history

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