John C. Woods, the US Army's hangman during World War II, is known for his role executing ten senior Nazis in 1946. For the first time, learn about Woods's early life in Kansas and his dishonorable discharge before World War II. Discover how volunteering as a military executioner would lead Woods to his career as a hangman. Award-winning author Colonel French MacLean separates fact from fiction of the enigmatic executioner, whose botched executions and mysterious death by electrocution have left him shrouded in mystery and infamy. -- Amazon.com

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Dedication -- Forward by Fred L. Borch -- Forward by French L. MacLean -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 : Lineage -- Chapter 2 : Hardscrabble youth -- Chapter 3 : In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas -- Chapter 4 : It was the best of times ... it was the worst of times -- Chapter 5 : You'll find a home in the Army -- Chapter 6 : My kingdom for a hangman -- Chapter 7 : Ike's hangman -- Chapter 8 : On to Germany -- Chapter 9 : Nürnberg -- Chapter 10 : Old soldiers never die, they just fade away ... maybe -- Epilogue -- Appendix 1 : Executive biography of John C. Woods -- Appendix 2 : John Woods's quotes -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index of selected personnel.