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100 1 $aBelknap, Michal R.
245 14 $aThe Vietnam War on trial :$bthe My Lai Massacre and the court-martial of Lieutenant Calley /$cMichal R. Belknap.
260 $aLawrence, Kan. :$bUniversity Press of Kansas,$cc2002.
300 $axiv, 298 p. ;$c23 cm.
440 0 $aLandmark law cases & American society
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
505 0 $aGoing to hell -- Lieutenant Calley -- Charlie Company's war -- Massacre at My Lai -- Cover-up -- Charged with murder -- Reaction -- Court-martialed -- Defenseless -- An unlikely hero -- "Others that participated ... or condoned the bloody act ..." -- "Hasn't he suffered enough?"
520 $aUnfolding the Calley case step by step, Belknap shows how our system of military justice actually works. His dramatic reenactment takes readers through every stage of the trial, from pre-trial investigations to actual courtroom exchanges among prosecutors, defenders, witnesses, and judges. In the process, he reveals how a court-martial conducted within the public eye transformed a purely legal proceeding into a political debate about the conduct of the war. Calley.
600 10 $aCalley, William Laws,$d1943- $xTrials, litigation, etc.
650 0 $aCourts-martial and courts of inquiry$zUnited States.
650 0 $aTrials (Murder)$zUnited States.
650 0 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xAtrocities.
650 0 $aMy Lai Massacre, Vietnam, 1968.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aBelknap, Michal R.$tVietnam War on trial.$dLawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, ©2002$w(OCoLC)606932189
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