Lieutenant, Your Cap's on BackwardsThis is an account of the experiences of an Army lawyer stationed in Germany during the period 1953-1955, when the Cold War was almost a hot war. |
Contents
A Notable New Years Eve | 1 |
The Cold War | 15 |
Preude to the Cold War | 23 |
Inspecting the Mess | 33 |
The Jag School | 39 |
Orders to Europe | 45 |
The Close Combat and Inltration Courses | 49 |
On the Way to Germany | 55 |
General Gavin | 177 |
VII Corps | 183 |
The Anatomy of a Court Martial Nürnberg Germany | 187 |
Thanksgiving 1953 | 207 |
Christmas Away from Home | 213 |
Liars Dice | 223 |
Skiing with the Cowans in Kandersteg | 233 |
I Need a Lawyer | 239 |
Germany | 71 |
Ready for the Defendant | 79 |
Getting Settled | 83 |
The Kasernes | 91 |
Nürnberg | 105 |
Straubing | 109 |
What a Difference a Year Makes | 111 |
J A Section VII Corps Headquarters | 117 |
A Jag School Reunion | 127 |
The Unsuccessful Defense of James Fritts | 131 |
A Brand New Morris Minor Convertible | 133 |
Echterdingen Aireld | 143 |
The Berlin Riots of June 17 1953 | 147 |
Switzerland | 151 |
The Memphis Blues | 153 |
Dachau | 161 |
A Wedding in France | 165 |
Berlin | 247 |
A Change in Command | 261 |
Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer | 269 |
United States V Samuel A Carver | 279 |
Two Weeks Leave The Low Countries England and France | 297 |
The Chain of Custody | 305 |
Orders Home | 313 |
A not so Merry Christmas | 317 |
Stockholm Sweden | 325 |
Heading Home on the Haan | 329 |
Letters Crossing in the Mail | 335 |
Memphis in June | 341 |
Conclusion | 345 |
Epilogue | 349 |
Acknowledgements | 357 |
About the Author | 359 |
Common terms and phrases
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