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263: Murder & Manhunt in WW2 w/ Brendan Koerner - A True Crime History Podcast
263: Murder & Manhunt in WW2 w/ Brendan Koerner - A True Crime History Podcast
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Length:
69 minutes
Released:
Sep 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In 1944 a battalion of African-American soldiers were tasked with the horrific job of building a road through the heart of the Indo-Burmese jungle during World War II. One of the men, a private named Herman Perry, had been having an especially difficult time of it. He’d suffered abuse while serving a stint in the local military prison, and eventually turned to opium and marijuana to escape from reality. On one fateful day, in the midst of an emotional collapse, Perry murdered an unarmed white lieutenant trying to apprehend him for dereliction of duty. Perry then fled into the jungle, where he became a fugitive in an intense manhunt.My guest is Brendan Koerner, author of “Now the Hell Will Start: One Soldier’s Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II”. He talks about the poor conditions faced by black soldiers in a segregated army and shares details of Herman Perry’s wild escape into the wilderness, where he assimilated into a local tribe to avoid capture.Connect with the author via Twitter here: https://twitter.com/brendankoernerPurchase the book through the publisher's website here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/300974/now-the-hell-will-start-by-brendan-i-koerner/
Released:
Sep 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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