Title: Investigations of the national war effort
First published: 1944
Description: In addition to an overview of the history of the articles of war and a brief description of the system of courts martial, the report devotes the largest section of the report to a discussion of the defects of the military justice system as it existed and was implemented during the Second World War. Twelve specific defects are listed, with several cases cited in detail. The report concludes with sixteen recommendations, the first two and most important, pertaining to the functions of the Judge Advocate General's Department and the creation of a tribunal to correct injustices.
Subjects: Aircraft accidents, Airplanes, Communists, Courts-martial and courts of inquiry, Draft, Fuel, Gasoline, History, Manpower, Recruiting, enlistment, Refugees, United States, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945
Places: Germany, United States
Time periods: 1945-1955, World War, 1939-1945