Civilians Under Military Justice
By Frederick Bernays Wiener
Published By University of Chicago Press
Year Published 1967
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a pioneer study of an area usually neglected by British military and legal historians. He begins with the Mutiny Act of 1689, when court-martials were legalized by Parliament. The book deals with the activities of the British Army in North America, particularly during the Revolutionary War, when all offenses committed by inhabitants of the colonies under British military occupation were tried by a military court. He concludes with the enactment and current impact of the Army and Air Force Acts of 1955, when Parliament subjected civilians not on active service to military law.
The author has presented a well researched book and has drawn upon documents never before systematically examined by historians.
Notes - Some wear and tear on dust jacket. Slight abrasion on back of dust jacket and writing on flyleaf.
By Frederick Bernays Wiener
Published By University of Chicago Press
Year Published 1967
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a pioneer study of an area usually neglected by British military and legal historians. He begins with the Mutiny Act of 1689, when court-martials were legalized by Parliament. The book deals with the activities of the British Army in North America, particularly during the Revolutionary War, when all offenses committed by inhabitants of the colonies under British military occupation were tried by a military court. He concludes with the enactment and current impact of the Army and Air Force Acts of 1955, when Parliament subjected civilians not on active service to military law.
The author has presented a well researched book and has drawn upon documents never before systematically examined by historians.
Notes - Some wear and tear on dust jacket. Slight abrasion on back of dust jacket and writing on flyleaf.
By Frederick Bernays Wiener
Published By University of Chicago Press
Year Published 1967
Book Format - Hard cover
Summary
This book is a pioneer study of an area usually neglected by British military and legal historians. He begins with the Mutiny Act of 1689, when court-martials were legalized by Parliament. The book deals with the activities of the British Army in North America, particularly during the Revolutionary War, when all offenses committed by inhabitants of the colonies under British military occupation were tried by a military court. He concludes with the enactment and current impact of the Army and Air Force Acts of 1955, when Parliament subjected civilians not on active service to military law.
The author has presented a well researched book and has drawn upon documents never before systematically examined by historians.
Notes - Some wear and tear on dust jacket. Slight abrasion on back of dust jacket and writing on flyleaf.
