Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Execution of Private Eddie Slovik

 ‘I used to steal things when I was a kid, and that’s what they are shooting me for. They’re shooting me for the bread and chewing gum I stole when I was 12 years old.’ As final words go, those … Continue reading

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How U.S. deserters sowed terror in World War II Paris

Paris 1944, and French citizens are cowering in their homes and businesses, fearful of the soldiers who will show no mercy, who will steal, assault, rape and murder without compunction. But it’s not Nazis that they are afraid of, it’s … Continue reading

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