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100 1 _aMasters, Chris,
_eauthor.
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245 1 0 _aFlawed hero :
_btruth, lies and war crimes /
_cChris Masters.
264 1 _aCrows Nest, NSW :
_bAllen & Unwin,
_c2023.
264 4 _c©2023.
300 _axx, 566 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_bcolour illustrations, map ;
_c24 cm.
336 _atext
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336 _astill image
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 557-566)
520 _aThe shocking story of the case against Australia's most highly decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith VC MG, and the defamation trial of the century. With a Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry, Ben Roberts-Smith was the most highly decorated Australian soldier, the best of the best. When he returned to civilian life, he became a poster boy for a nation hungry for warrior heroes. He embodied the myth of the classic Anzac, seven-foot-tall and bulletproof. But as his public reputation continued to grow, inside the army rumours were circulating. Gold Walkley Award winning journalist Chris Masters was the first to investigate the rumours of summary executions, bloodings and bullying, and began to examine more closely the man we wanted to hero-worship. When the stories hit the headlines, and with a billionaire media baron's backing, Ben Roberts-Smith sued. So commenced the defamation trial of the century, a courtroom contest of tightrope tactics and fierce wit. Chris Masters tells the extraordinary story of Ben Roberts-Smith, the man at the centre of this de facto war crimes trial, from the battlegrounds of Afghanistan to the front lines of the Federal Court.
600 1 0 _aRoberts-Smith, Ben
_xTrials, litigation, etc.
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650 0 _aTrials (Libel)
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650 0 _aWar crime trials
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