Law and war
Subtitle: an American story
By: Peter Maguire.
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: War crimes; War (International law); Nuremberg War Crime Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1946-1949; United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
Description: "During the twentieth century, the United States attempted to redefine war crimes to include acts previously considered beyond the realm of objective judgment, and to determine appropriate punishments. This movement to replace blind vengeance with law culminated with the Nuremberg trials, one of the great historical dramas of modern times."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 397-421) and index.