The Mauthausen trial : American military justice in Germany / Tomaz Jardim.

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The Mauthausen trial was part of a massive series of proceedings designed to judge and punish Nazi war criminals in the most expedient manner the law would allow. There was no doubt that the crimes had been monstrous. Yet despite meting out punishment to a group of incontestably guilty men, the Maut...

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Main Author: Jardim, Tomaz, 1974-
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
Subjects:
Mauthausen (Concentration camp)
Mauthausen Trial, Dachau, Germany, 1946.
War crime trials > Germany > Dachau.
Trials (Genocide) > Germany > Dachau.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Austria.
Physical Description:276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
The Mauthausen trial was part of a massive series of proceedings designed to judge and punish Nazi war criminals in the most expedient manner the law would allow. There was no doubt that the crimes had been monstrous. Yet despite meting out punishment to a group of incontestably guilty men, the Mauthausen trial reveals a troubling and seldom-recognized face of American postwar justice - one characterized by rapid proceedings, lax rules of evidence, and questionable interrogations.
Call Number:KK73.5.D33 J37 2012
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-262) and index.
ISBN:9780674061576 (hbk. : alk. paper)
0674061578 (hbk. : alk. paper)