print email comment close Jack Hamann, Rewriting History in "American Soil" URL: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4659346 Description: This companion to a National Public Radio (NPR) program features the text of the first chapter of "On American Soil." Using declassified evidence, Hamann revisits the hanging of an Italian prisoner of war near a U.S. Army base in Washington state and the subsequent court martial of African American soldiers charged with the assault. Includes links to background information, a timeline, and an interview with the author. Publisher: National Public Radio (NPR) Extra Keywords WWII WW II World War 2 Leon Jaworski second hanging murder Library of Congress Subject Headings: Fort Lawton (Seattle, Wash.) -- History Prison riots -- Washington (State) -- Seattle Prisoners of war World War, 1939-1945 LII Database Information: Record 1019 created by Jennifer English on 05/24/2005 Last modification on 05/26/2005 Published: 05/24/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/1019