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Military Justice in Vietnam: The Rule of Law in an American War (Modern War Studies (Hardcover))
William Allison
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Hardcover. The My Lai Massacre was the most publicized incident subjected to military law during the Vietnam War. This work reveals how the military justice system responded to crimes and infractions both inside and outside the combat zone and how it adapted to an unconventional political, military, and social climate as American involvement escalated. Series: Modern War Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBWS2; JWX; LNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 503.
The My Lai Massacre was the most publicized incident subjected to military law during the Vietnam War, but military lawyers in all the service branches had their hands full with less-publicized desertions, drug use, rapes, fraggings, black marketeering, and even small claims. William Allison reveals how the military justice system responded to crimes and infractions both inside and outside the combat zone and how it adapted to an unconventional political, military, and social climate as American involvement escalated. In taking readers to war-torn Vietnam, Allison's study depicts a transitional period in the history of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, ... Read more
The My Lai Massacre was the most publicized incident subjected to military law during the Vietnam War, but military lawyers in all the service branches had their hands full with less-publicized desertions, drug use, rapes, fraggings, black marketeering, and even small claims. William Allison reveals how the military justice system responded to crimes and infractions both inside and outside the combat zone and how it adapted to an unconventional political, military, and social climate as American involvement escalated. In taking readers to war-torn Vietnam, Allison's study depicts a transitional period in the history of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Modern War Studies
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614608
SKU
V9780700614608
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About William Allison
William Thomas Allison is associate professor of history at Weber State University and was visiting professor in the Department of Strategy and International Security at the Air War College. His other books include American Diplomats in Russia: Case Studies in Orphan Diplomacy; Witness to Revolution: The Russian Revolution Diary and Letters of J. Butler Wright; and, with Robert C. Wadman, ... Read more
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