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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790634703321

Autore

McCain Cilla <1966->

Titolo

Murder in Baker Company [[electronic resource] ] : how four American soldiers killed one of their own / / Cilla McCain

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : Chicago Review Press, c2010

ISBN

1-56976-553-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (316 p.)

Disciplina

364.152/3092

Soggetti

Murder - Georgia - Fort Benning

Soldiers - Crimes against - United States

Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Psychological aspects

Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Atrocities

War crimes - Iraq - Mosul

Post-traumatic stress disorder - Patients - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Front Flap; Dedication; Contents; Author's Note; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A Father and Son; 2 Finding Richard; 3 The Victim Did It; 4 A Cry for Help; 5 Gehenna; 6 There's Enough Glory for Everybody; 7 Orchestrated Evidence; 8 The First One to Squeal; 9 A Fallen Hero Is Among Us; 10 Forgotten Soldiers: The Elephant in the Room; 11 Questions Continue and Bodies Pile Up; Conclusion; Appendix: Military, Police, and Court Document Exhibits; Index; Back Flap; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Using court transcripts, personal interviews, and police records to retrace the key events of the case, this journey to uncover the truth about what happened to Richard Davis provides a disturbing, eye-opening look into the problems of today's military. After surviving tours in Bosnia and Iraq, Davis was mercilessly tortured and ultimately murdered before his remains were set on fire in the woods of Georgia. Four members of his own platoon were arrested for the crime. When one was asked why they set Richard on fire, his answer was both col