The book was released just prior to the 100th anniversary of a mutiny involving over 100 men from the 1st Battalion AIF.

This mutiny was one of a very small number, involving men from the AIF. 

As a consequence of the courts martial those found guilty were sentenced to terms ranging from two years to ten years.

Interest in this episode came from an award-winning 1979 documentary of the same name.

Its producer, Richard Dennison said Greg Raffin's book was ‘a must-read for anyone who wants to know the truth about what war does to the best of men’.

Dennison's documentary interviewed one of the participants. This man's grandson lives in Port Macquarie and he gave Raffin exclusive access to his life story both before and after the war which is, in itself an absorbing story. 

Another reviewer, David Stephens said ‘Raffin encourages us to empathise with the 21 September men and try to understand their stress and fatigue... and how men react to battle stress’.

Eminent Australian military historian, Peter Stanley said in the foreword that ‘Greg Raffin should be congratulated directing our attention to the 21 September 1918 protest afresh, and for presenting it in a new light’.

Raffin said writing a book on such a controversial issue was not easy, but that the reviews indicated he had dealt with it in a balanced and sensitive manner.

Copies of the book can be obtained from the Wauchope newsagency, from Book Face in Port Macquarie or from several websites including Dymocks and Big Sky publishing.