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Author: Jack Hamann
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Imprint: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295744759
ISBN 10: 0295744758
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 05 March 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Undefined
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not available
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Reviews
""This is an excellent book and it is highly recommended. It is meticulously researched, well presented, and beautifully written. And given the details and complexities of the events surrounding the riot and court martial, the story is easy to follow. Hamann provides short, but colorful narrative descriptions of many of the key protagonists. . . . Historians should take note."" * Journal of African American History * ""An interesting and revealing book."" * Blue Ridge Business Journal * ""A welcome piece of military history, adroitly balancing racism and legal questions in one story."" * Kirkus Reviews * ""Jack Hamann has crafted an impressive debut book that is painstakingly researched and documented but also manages to be an enthralling read."" * Seattle Post-Intelligencer * ""This book reads like an outstanding piece of literary fiction, but it is investigative reporting of the highest order. Hamann uncovered a web of lies in a book that holds lessons for today on the tensions between national security and individual rights."" * Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. * ""A surprisingly relevant work about prejudice, scapegoats, and cover-ups in a time of war."" * Daily Nebraskan * ""The storyline that Hamann uncovers is compelling enough. But it is the crime's historical context—- wartime racial dynamics, colossal Army incompetence, international political implications, and the (humane) treatment of POWs, for example—- that makes this book so relevant now."" * Booklist *
This is an excellent book and it is highly recommended. It is meticulously researched, well presented, and beautifully written. And given the details and complexities of the events surrounding the riot and court martial, the story is easy to follow. Hamann provides short, but colorful narrative descriptions of many of the key protagonists. . . . Historians should take note. * Journal of African American History * An interesting and revealing book. * Blue Ridge Business Journal * A welcome piece of military history, adroitly balancing racism and legal questions in one story. * Kirkus Reviews * Jack Hamann has crafted an impressive debut book that is painstakingly researched and documented but also manages to be an enthralling read. * Seattle Post-Intelligencer * This book reads like an outstanding piece of literary fiction, but it is investigative reporting of the highest order. Hamann uncovered a web of lies in a book that holds lessons for today on the tensions between national security and individual rights. * Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. * A surprisingly relevant work about prejudice, scapegoats, and cover-ups in a time of war. * Daily Nebraskan * The storyline that Hamann uncovers is compelling enough. But it is the crime's historical context-- wartime racial dynamics, colossal Army incompetence, international political implications, and the (humane) treatment of POWs, for example-- that makes this book so relevant now. * Booklist *
The storyline that Hamann uncovers is compelling enough. But it is the crime's historical context-- wartime racial dynamics, colossal Army incompetence, international political implications, and the (humane) treatment of POWs, for example-- that makes this book so relevant now. * Booklist * A surprisingly relevant work about prejudice, scapegoats, and cover-ups in a time of war. * Daily Nebraskan * This book reads like an outstanding piece of literary fiction, but it is investigative reporting of the highest order. Hamann uncovered a web of lies in a book that holds lessons for today on the tensions between national security and individual rights. * Investigative Reporters and Editors, Inc. * Jack Hamann has crafted an impressive debut book that is painstakingly researched and documented but also manages to be an enthralling read. * Seattle Post-Intelligencer * A welcome piece of military history, adroitly balancing racism and legal questions in one story. * Kirkus Reviews * An interesting and revealing book. * Blue Ridge Business Journal * This is an excellent book and it is highly recommended. It is meticulously researched, well presented, and beautifully written. And given the details and complexities of the events surrounding the riot and court martial, the story is easy to follow. Hamann provides short, but colorful narrative descriptions of many of the key protagonists. . . . Historians should take note. * Journal of African American History *
Author Information
Jack Hamann has been a news reporter, network correspondent, and documentary producer for more than two decades and has served most recently as Seattle bureau chief for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. He has won ten Emmy Awards for his work. On American Soil won the 2005 Investigative Reporters and Editors Book Award; previous winners include Bob Woodward, Seymour Hersh, and Neil Sheehan, among others.
