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Book SynopsisThe US Army executed seventy of its own soldiers between 1943 and 1946 - almost all of them black. This work narrates two different trials: one of a white officer, one of a black soldier, both accused of murder. Both they were court-martialed in the same room, yet the outcomes could not have been more different.
Trade Review"A nuanced historical account that resonates with today's controversies over race and capital punishment." - Publishers Weekly "American racism could become deadly for black soldiers on the front. The Interpreter reminds us of this sad component of a heroic chapter in American military history." - Los Angeles Times "Impressive.... The very precision and extent of her research suggest an author whose dedication to her theme amounts to much more than an intent to document her acquaintance and proper use of archival sources. This is an extraordinary book." - John Lukacs, Boston Globe "With elegance and lucidity, Kaplan revisits these two trials and reveals an appallingly separate and unequal wartime U.S. military justice system." - Minneapolis Star Tribune "Kaplan has produced a compelling look at the racial disparities as they were played out.... She explores both cases in considerable and vivid detail." - Sacramento Bee"
