Bibliograph

The interpreter, Alice Kaplan

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The interpreter, Alice Kaplan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The interpreter

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

74649105

Responsibility statement

Alice Kaplan

Summary

Offers an account by Frenchman Louis Guilloux and other eyewitnesses on how seventy African-American soldiers were tried and unjustly executed by white American soldiers during World War II between 1943 and 1946

Table Of Contents

Part I: Liberation: 1. Plumaudan ; 2. Occupation and Resistance ; 3. The Liberation ; 4. The Interpreter ; 5. James Hendricks -- Part II: United States Versus Private James E. Hendricks ; 6. The Incident ; 7. The Court-Martial ; 8. The Case Against James Hendricks ; 9. Noemie Bignon's Testimony ; 10. The Defense ; 11. Hendricks's Commanding Officer ; 12. The Hanging ; 13. Verdicts -- Part III: United States Versus Captain George P. Whittington ; 14. Lesneven ; 15. George Whittington ; 16. The Investigation ; 17. The Case Against George Whittington ; 18. George Whittington's Testimony ; 19. The Aftermath ; 20. Whittington's Peace -- Part IV: History and Memory ; 21. Departure ; 22. OK, Joe ; 23. The Question ; 24. After the Liberation -- Epilogue ; 25. A Visit to Plumaudan ; 26. Soldier Trouble ; 27. A Resting Place for James Hendricks

Target audience

adult

Classification

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