Hardcover, 448 pages
English language
Published Sept. 7, 2004 by HarperCollins, HarperCollins Publishers.
A Question of Loyalty
Gen. Billy Mitchell and the Court-Martial That Gripped the Nation
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A Question of Loyalty plunges into the seven-week Washington trial of Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell, the hero of the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I and the man who proved in 1921 that planes could sink a battleship. In 1925 Mitchell was frustrated by the slow pace of aviation development, and he sparked a political firestorm, accusing the army and navy high commands -- and by inference the president -- of treason and criminal negligence in the way they conducted national defense. He was put on trial for insubordination in a spectacular court-martial that became a national obsession during the Roaring Twenties.Uncovering a trove of new letters, diaries, and confidential documents, Douglas Waller captures the drama of the trial and builds a rich and revealing biography of Mitchell.
Subjects
- Trials, litigation, etc
- Mitchell, William,
- Legal Reference / Law Profession
- History
- Military
- United States
- Trials (Military offenses)
- Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
- History / Military / General
- Military - General
- 1879-1936