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A PECULIAR CRUSADE WILLIS M EVERETT AND THE MALMEDY MASSACRE
Book Type: C, O By James Weingartner. Following World War II, 74 members of the Nazi SS were accused of a war crime soon to be known as the Malmedy Massacre in which a large number of American prisoners of war were murdered during the Battle of the Bulge. All of the German defendants were found guilty and more than half were sentenced to death. Yet none were executed and, a decade later, all had been released from prison. This outcome resulted primarily from the dogged efforts of Willis M. Everett Jr., a prominent Atlanta attorney who jeopardized his status as a member of the social elite to defend with great zeal the accused Germans. James Weingartner here offers fresh insights into one of the most controversial episodes of World War II, and in the process casts new light on the often convoluted politics of war crimes justice. There is lots of good information here on Jochen Peiper. Illustrated with photos. This author also wrote an excellent book on the Leibstandarte. 257 pp. 
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