trials (treason)

Presents biographical information on French writer, newspaper editor, and Nazi collaborator Robert Brasillach, and examines some of the ethical questions raised by his trial.

Discusses the treason trial of Aaron Burr, who had served as vice-president under Jefferson and stood accused of trying to start a war between the United States and Spain for his own enrichment.

Upon moving to Sentinel House, five-year-old Matty and fifteen-year-old Graham encounter ghosts from a nearby abandoned military compound, but real trouble begins when their father is arrested for posting information about a secret weapons system on the Internet.

Contains documents that trace the history of the arrest, trials, and eventual acquittal of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, an artillery officer wrongly accused of high treason in 1894 by French authorities who believed him to be an easy target because he was a Jew.

Surveys the life, multiple trials, imprisonment, and eventual release of the Jewish French army officer accused of spying for the Germans.