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Both military and legal historians have tended to pay less attention to the history of military justice than the implications for their fields warrant. Lurie's book ought to override any excuse for persisting in neglect, because it makes the subject accessible with clear, direct prose, developing not only the full military and legal contexts but also the relevant developments in United States history at large. --Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy Lurie tells a story and raises interpretive issues that are of great importance to American constitutional and legal historians. --Harry N. Scheiber, Journal of American History

Both military and legal historians have tended to pay less attention to the history of military justice than the implications for their fields warrant. Lurie's book ought to override any excuse for persisting in neglect, because it makes the subject accessible with clear, direct prose, developing not only the full military and legal contexts but also the relevant developments in United States history at large. --<b>Russell F. Weigley</b>, author of <i>The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy</i> Lurie tells a story and raises interpretive issues that are of great importance to American constitutional and legal historians. --<b>Harry N. Scheiber</b>, Journal of American History

-Both military and legal historians have tended to pay less attention to the history of military justice than the implications for their fields warrant. Lurie's book ought to override any excuse for persisting in neglect, because it makes the subject accessible with clear, direct prose, developing not only the full military and legal contexts but also the relevant developments in United States history at large.---Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy -Lurie tells a story and raises interpretive issues that are of great importance to American constitutional and legal historians.---Harry N. Scheiber, Journal of American History

A thought-provoking examination of the philosophical framework underlying military justice. --Military Law Review The seminal history of the development of the United States Court of Military Appeals for the Armed Forces. . . . This work documents the creation, operations, and maturation of the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces in a way that provides an essential framework for anyone who desires to understand the modern military justice mechanism. --American Historical Review This well-written book will appeal to any person interested in military justice or American history. --Military Review An outstanding an authoritative guide. Anyone with a serious interest in military justice, or with an interest in this unique appellate court, should read this book. Jonathan Lurie's work represents the best in legal history, and he manages to make it a rousingly interesting story as well. It is a splendid account. --American Journal of Legal History Both military and legal historians have tended to pay less attention to the history of military justice than the implications for their fields warrant. Lurie's book ought to override any excuse for persisting in neglect, because it makes the subject accessible with clear, direct prose, developing not only the full military and legal contexts but also the relevant developments in United States history at large. --Russell F. Weigley, author of The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy Lurie tells a story and raises interpretive issues that are of great importance to American constitutional and legal historians. --Harry N. Scheiber, Journal of American History

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Jonathan Lurie is professor of history and adjunct professor of law at Rutgers University and has been historian and archivist for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces since 1987. He is also the author of Law and the Nation, 1865-1912.

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