Description
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.
Author: Douglas C. Waller
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 08/23/2005
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.04h x 5.36w x 1.14d
ISBN13: 9780060505486
ISBN10: 0060505486
BISAC Categories:
- Law | Military
- History | Wars & Conflicts | World War I
- Law | Taxation