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Bezig met laden... The Execution of Private Slovik (1954)door William Bradford Huie
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. only US soldier execute for desertion I read this book around 1960, when I was still in high school, and it left a lasting impression with its story of Eddie Slovik, a petty criminal from Detroit who ended up part of the US war machine in France and couldn't quite fit in and paid the ultimate price, an 'example' to other soldiers of what happened to someone who deserted in the face of the enemy. A pretty dark chapter in the history of WWII, it made this kid sit up and take notice, and perhaps realize for the first time that the war wasn't all John Wayne heroics and glory. Twenty years later I watched the film adaptation with Martin Sheen as Slovik, and the book and the kid I'd been when I first read it all came back to me again. A dozen years ago, I read Nick Arvin's fine novel of WWII, ARTICLES OF WAR, and was immediately reminded of the Slovik story. But William Bradford Huie, a bestselling author of the 50s and 60s told the story first in this gripping book, THE EXECUTION OF PRIVATE SLOVIK. It was, and still is, a damn good book. Very highly recommended. - Tim Bazzett, author of the Cold War memoir, SOLDIER BOY: AT PLAY IN THE ASA A non-fiction book about the only execution by the American army for desertion in WWII. Well researched, and a very controversial book in the 1950's with an attempt at suppression by President Eisenhower (quote from Wikipedia Article). Armies operate with a logic that sometimes is repellant to the civilians among us. 645. The Execution of Private Slovik, by William Bradford Huie (read 19 Mar 1961) I found this book at a second-hand bookstore and read it in one day. It thoroughly interested me, and, even though at the time I was not yet opposed to killing people as punishment, I was appalled that this scared kid was killed by the Army. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In August 1944, a drab convoy of raw recruits destined to join the 28th Division lumbered along a windy French road strewn with dead animals, shattered bodies, and burning equipment. One of those draftees was 24-year-old Eddie Slovik, a petty thief from Detroit who had spent his youth in and out of reform schools. Eddie's luck had recently changed, however, with a steady factory job and marriage to a beautiful girl who gave Eddie hope and security for the first time in his life. But their honeymoon - like that of many other wartime newlyweds - was interrupted by the call to service. The convoy came under intense artillery fire, and in the confusion Slovik became separated from his unit. He joined a Canadian outfit and travelled with them before finally reporting to the 28th Division. He carried a rifle but no ammunition. He was assigned to a platoon but walked away. Refusing to fight, Slovik was arrested, court marshalled, and condemned to death. Hundreds of soldiers were tried for desertion during World War II and sentenced to die, but only Eddie Slovik paid the price, supposedly as a deterrent. vet word of the nature of his death was never officially released. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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