Extreme Justice

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Pocket Books, 1995. Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. A true story of "the fate of the German military prisoners incarcerated in America.very well-written, controversial, and disturbing" (Nelson DeMille). 8 pages of B&W photos. November 4, 1943. Tonkowa, Oklahoma. More than 200 German POW's jammed into the mess hall of their American POW camp. Before the evening was over, one of them, Corporal Kunze, was accused of treason and would lie in a pool of his own blood, savagely beaten to death by his fellow prisoners. Within 3 months, 5 men present in the mess hall would be accused, tried, and sentenced to death for the murder of Kunze. Here, for the first time the true story behind these events is revealed: the stark conditions in the POW camps; the tactics used by military intelligence to tempt informants and turn prisoners against each other; the one-sided.239 pages. Bottom of spine and rear cover bottom left corner tip is rubbed. Spine is creased. Prev. owners name and date on inside top corner of front cover. The third page has "read" written on it..