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The Fifth Field: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II Hardcover - 2013

by Colonel French MacLean


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Unnamed Graves, a Secret Cemetery, Files Closed to the Public and Stored in The Vault. During World War II, in the North African/Mediterranean and European Theaters of Operation, 96 American soldiers were convicted by Army General Courts-Martial and executed for desertion, murder and rape. Their victims were 26 fellow American soldiers and 71 British, French, Italian, Polish and Algerian civilians. The executions were not ad hoc killings. General Eisenhower, or another theater commander, approved every proceeding, but the Army did not trumpet the crimes. After the war, the Army searched for a suitable site to inter the remains of all 96 men. It chose a plot of land adjacent to - but technically outside of - the World War I American cemetery of Oise-Aisne. The area is separated from the main cemetery by a high stone wall, concealed from view, and is closed to casual visitors. Called Plot E by the staff, others refer to it as The Fifth Field. The judicial files on the 96 were even harder to find - until now.

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  • Title The Fifth Field: The Story of the 96 American Soldiers Sentenced to Death and Executed in Europe and North Africa in World War II
  • Author Colonel French MacLean
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Schiffer Publishing
  • Date 2013-10
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780764345777 / 076434577X
  • Weight 2.46 lbs (1.12 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.1 x 7.3 x 1.3 in (25.65 x 18.54 x 3.30 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
  • Library of Congress subjects Trials (Military offenses) - Europe -, Trials (Military offenses) - Africa, North -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013944237

About the author

Colonel French L. MacLean, United States Army, (Ret.), served over thirty-four years in the Senior Service. Born in Peoria, Illinois, he graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1974, and later from the Army's School of Advanced Military Studies. He has written ten military history books under the Schiffer label. The author's book, Custer's Best: The Story of Company M, 7th Cavalry at the Little Bighorn, was the recipient of the John M. Carroll Award for 2012 as the best annual book on the Battle of the Little Bighorn or George A. Custer.
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