The Breaker
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Published in 1973, The Breaker is a gripping work of historical fiction that chronicles the controversial life and court-martial of Harry Breaker Morant, the Australian bush poet and soldier executed by British military authorities during the Boer War. Kit Denton reconstructs the charged events surrounding Morant's trial with unflinching detail, arguing that the young lieutenant was made a scapegoat by the British command to appease diplomatic pressures rather than serve true justice. The narrative moves with the urgency of a legal thriller, balancing vivid battlefield scenes with the tense drama of the courtroom, all while illuminating the brutal realities of colonial warfare. Denton presents Morant as a complex, flawed, and ultimately tragic figure — a man whose legend was forged as much by his death as by his life. The Breaker stands as a powerful indictment of military injustice and a landmark work in Australian historical literature.
Author: Kit Denton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Angus & Robertson Publishers
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Published in 1973, The Breaker is a gripping work of historical fiction that chronicles the controversial life and court-martial of Harry Breaker Morant, the Australian bush poet and soldier executed by British military authorities during the Boer War. Kit Denton reconstructs the charged events surrounding Morant's trial with unflinching detail, arguing that the young lieutenant was made a scapegoat by the British command to appease diplomatic pressures rather than serve true justice. The narrative moves with the urgency of a legal thriller, balancing vivid battlefield scenes with the tense drama of the courtroom, all while illuminating the brutal realities of colonial warfare. Denton presents Morant as a complex, flawed, and ultimately tragic figure — a man whose legend was forged as much by his death as by his life. The Breaker stands as a powerful indictment of military injustice and a landmark work in Australian historical literature.