Table of Contents
Introduction: An American Courtroom in Dachau 1
1 The Commitments of a Bad Reputation: Terror War in the Ardennes 5
2 Now It Comes Home to Us: Creating the "Malmedy Massacre" 26
3 Like a Division Reunion: Launching the Investigation 44
4 The Psychological Approach: American Interrogators 59
5 Nazi Method Boys: The First Torture Allegations 82
6 A Monstrous Slaughter Machine: The Prosecution's Case 91
7 Entirely a Heat of Battle Case: The Defense 108
8 Other Battlefields: Willis Everett and the Amnesty Campaign 127
9 The Sword of Public Opinion: The Torture Stories in the United States 143
10 The Daring Fists of Lieutenant Perl: Tales of Torture in Schwäbisch Hall 161
11 Avenging Angels: German Clergy and the Massacre 180
12 Lie Detectors: Interrogating American Interrogators 213
13 Red Jackets: Releasing the Prisoners 247
Conclusion: Massacres, American Interrogators, and Postwar Memory 273
Notes 283
Acknowledgments 331
Index 333