In the war in the Pacific, the battle of Tinian lies relatively forgotten alongside the likes of Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Guadalcanal. The reason might, frankly, be that the invasion of Tinian went too well.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.