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Breaker Morant Information
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 Harry 'Breaker' Harbord Morant (1864– 27 February 1902) was an Anglo-Australian drover, horseman, poet, and soldier whose renowned skill with horses earned him the nickname "The Breaker". Articulate, intelligent, and well-educated, he was also a...


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Parallels With Breaker Morant
07/14/1987: 749 words, approx. 3 pages Rambo? James Bond? Gary Cooper? Jimmy Stewart? Huckleberry Finn, for heaven's sake? In an attempt to make sense of the apparently senseless inquisition of Oliver North, the media have groped for theatrical and literary metaphor. The metaphors don't work because they fail to...
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 Journal of Australian Studies
The persistence of myth: Kit Denton and Breaker Morant.
03/01/2007: 7,279 words, approx. 24 pages Just before Anzac Day in 1968, the writer Kit Denton slipped into an Adelaide pub and spent a bit of time with some old soldiers who were getting together over a beer. One of them--an 'old and angry' veteran from the Boer War--told...



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Major Thomas: The Real Hero of "Breaker Morant"
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 The movie "Breaker Morant," directed by Bruce Beresford, is a story about England's involvement in the Boer War. While several obvious heroes are portrayed, it can be argued that the real hero is Major Thomas, the defense lawyer who maintains his honesty and integrity in the face of a losing battle.


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