Publisher's Synopsis
On 25th september 2011, three Royal Marines killed an injured Taliban fighter. Tried by court-martial, two were acquitted, but one, Sergeant Alexander Blackman, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. The ruling provoked outrage among fellow Marines, the establishment and much of the general public who felt that verdict was an appalling miscariage of justice. This is a compelling, unique insight into one of the most controversial rulings in recent military history and the real-life horrors of engaging at close quarters with the Taliban.
