Martial Justice

The Last Mass Execution in the United States

By Whittingham, Richard
1997, United States Naval Inst.
ISBN 155750945X
281 pages, 29 photos

Descripton: This is in regards to the mass execution of seven U-boat sailors in August 1945 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Originally published 1971.

From the uboat.net review: This book presents a detailed account of the events that led to the execution of seven U-boat sailors in an American POW camp in August, 1945. Accused and found guilty of the murder of a fellow POW, the seven were hanged consecutively in the space of ...
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