Shoot Straight, You Bastards! (2002, 2003) By Nick Bleszynski
 
A fascinating insight into Breaker Morant and the question of morality and human life.
The question of "The Breaker's" innocence is still being fiercely debated more than a century after Lieutenant Harry Morant and Lieutenant Peter Handcock were shot on a lonely veldt outside Pretoria at dawn on 27 February, 1902, by a British military firing squad. Shoot Straight, You Bastards! is a universal account of greed, ambition and the power of the political machine that crushes anyone who gets in the way. In much the same way that Bruce Beresford's award-winning feature film Breaker Morant captured the popular imagination, Shoot Straight, You Bastards! is an explosive read, as controversial an event today as it was 101 years ago.
 
In every war there is a character like Morant - a rebellious spirit who ends up on the wrong side of the "great cause". Expert legal opinion supporting the Breaker's innocence and a strong campaign to secure a proper judicial review combine here in a story Australians have waited more than a century to read!
 
Soft Cover
375 Pages
In Good Condition