For God's Sake Shoot Straight! The Story Of The Court Martial and Execution Of Sub. Lt Edwin Dyett (1995) By Leonard Sellers
 
Leonard Sellers asks whether justice was done to those who faced the firing squad. He tells the story of Edwin Dyett, one of only 3 officers executed between 1914 and 1918, whose story was used in the novel The Secret Battle, by A. P. Herbert.
 
Sub-Lt. Edwin Dyett might have unwittingly been the victim of senior officers looking for a scapegoat from their own ranks after disquiet among soldiers that executions for cowardice and desertion were confined to the ranks.
 
The son of a Merchant Navy captain, Edwin Dyett, from Cardiff, was a Royal Navy Reserve officer inexperienced in combat and even confessed his uncertainty of leadership. But after becoming lost for 24 hours and falling out with a senior officer Sub Lt Dyett was court-martialled for deserting for two days between Nov 14 and 15, 1916, and on a second count that he was guilty of cowardice.
 
On Boxing Day 1916, with barely half an hour to prepare his defence, he formally faced his accusers. He was shot on Jan 4 1917 without being given any chance to appeal.
 
Hard Cover With Dust Jacket
179 Pages 
In Good Condition