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Breaker Morant
- Narrated by: Cameron Goodall
- Length: 23 hrs and 4 mins
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Breaker Morant
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Publisher's Summary
The epic story of the Boer War and Harry 'Breaker' Morant: drover, horseman, bush poet - murderer or hero?
Most Australians have heard of the Boer War of 1899 to 1902 and of Harry 'Breaker' Morant, a figure who rivals Ned Kelly as an archetypal Australian folk hero. Born in England and emigrating to Queensland in 1883 in his early 20s, Morant was a charming but reckless man who established a reputation as a rider, polo player and writer. He submitted ballads to The Bulletin that were published under the name 'The Breaker' and counted Banjo Paterson as a friend. When appeals were made for horsemen to serve in the war in South Africa, Morant joined up, first with the South Australian Mounted Rifles and then with a South African irregular unit, the Bushveldt Carbineers.
In October 1901 Morant and two other Australians, Lieutenants Peter Handcock and George Witton, were arrested for the murder of Boer prisoners. Morant and Handcock were court-martialled and executed in February 1902 as the Boer War was in its closing stages, but the debate over their convictions continues to this day.
Does Breaker Morant deserve his iconic status? Who was Harry Morant? What events and passions led him to a conflict that was essentially an Imperial war, played out on a distant continent under a foreign flag? Was he a scapegoat for British war crimes or a criminal himself?
With his trademark brilliant command of story, Peter FitzSimons unravels the many myths and fictions that surround the life of Harry Morant. The truths FitzSimons uncovers about 'The Breaker' and the part he played in the Boer War are astonishing - and, in the hands of this master storyteller, make compelling listening.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-2020
Magnificent.
Peter Fitzsimons, you legend. I knew bits and pieces about the Breaker from school and different books I've read, but this book tells it just how it happened. Thankyou to everybody involved in the research, writing and presentation of this magnificent book. Finally the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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- Peter Bishop
- 13-01-2021
Factual objective informative and thoroughly entertaining
Great listening, masterful narration highly recommended. Not only about Mourant but a instructive introduction to the history of sth Africa and the Boer war.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-09-2022
Review Breaker Morant, Donald Budge
The reader, taking many parts was brilliant,
matching the exciting well written story.
Peter FitzSimons has that ability!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-11-2020
Brilliant
A fascinating book brought to life by the amazing narrator for this audiobook. Loved the story and especially enjoyed the way the narrator read it, with proper accents, his emphasis and the odd song. Well worth it.
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- Trish
- 24-12-2020
Rivetting
I couldn't stop listening to it. such a horrible war made worse by greed and murder. the narrator was absolutely amazing, too. His accents were easy on the ears and he was enthusiastic to the last page. He really was brilliant. such an amazing and sad tale. highly recommended.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-03-2021
The Narration brings the book to life
Goodall's expert narration brings Peter's exhaustively researched and well written book to life. To battle through so many characters and accents is testimony to his acting skills.
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- Amazon Customer
- 28-08-2022
A fantastic book and story
This was a memorable book, and one who as brought my Afrikaans history and Australian citizenship together in one fantastic listening (and learning) experience to better understand each other's history.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-03-2024
Typically well written.
As per usual, a very well researched account of a dark passage of human history.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-11-2020
Maybe not an Australian hero
I quite enjoyed the entire book from start to finish. Well worth listening to. Thanks
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- Carl Anderson
- 28-11-2020
good insight
It was a good insight to a war we don't hear much about. At times it felt like the author was pleading the case or prove why Breaker should have been shot.
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