Abstract
American GIs who liberated Dachau from the Nazis in April 1945 exist in our collective memory as iconic representations of the American soldier-hero: competent and capable, disciplined, principled and fundamentally good. From their collective example, we expect American soldiers to reveal, report, and excoriate war crimes. This makes it difficult to acknowledge that Americans may also commit war crimes—and on a regular basis.
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Waltz, Susan E.
(2007)
"Facing Up to the Truth,"
Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 7:
Iss.
8, Article 4.
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