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Military Justice in Vietnam - The Rule of Law in an American War (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
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Military Justice in Vietnam - The Rule of Law in an American War (Hardcover, Annotated edition)
Series: Modern War Studies
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The My Lai Massacre was the most publicized incident subjected to
military law during the Vietnam War, but military lawyers in all
the service branches had their hands full with less-publicized
desertions, drug use, rapes, fraggings, black marketeering, and
even small claims. William Allison reveals how the military justice
system responded to crimes and infractions both inside and outside
the combat zone and how it adapted to an unconventional political,
military, and social climate as American involvement escalated. In
taking readers to war-torn Vietnam, Allison's study depicts a
transitional period in the history of the Uniform Code of Military
Justice, which was revised in 1968. Reflecting American beliefs in
discipline and efficiency in military operations, the Code and its
implementation were viewed as an integral facet of pacification and
counterinsurgency programs. As Allison makes clear, military law
and justice in Vietnam were not intended merely as behavioral
controls but were also promoted to the Vietnamese as American
ideals: respect for the rule of law and an example of the best that
democracy had to offer. American military law and lawyers made near
- daily contact with the Vietnamese people, and those interactions
open an unusual window on the war and also shed light on
contemporary military operations and nation-building missions.
Based on deep research into wartime archives and interviews with
participants in that conflict (including his own father, a Marine
Corps lawyer who served in Vietnam), Allison offers a reflective
and well-rounded picture of daily life for military lawyers in
Vietnam. That portrait also illuminates the complexities of trying
to impose military law and justice on a foreign culture not
accustomed to Western-style democracy. As Allison shows, while the
difficulties were great and military justice may have fallen short
of its goals, as in the My Lai case, military lawyers conducted
themselves with honor in Vietnam. And as military crimes in Iraq
dominate today's news and military justice in a combat zone
continues to challenge our democratic ideals, his book provides
critical insight into the historical process that underlies
American military law today.
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