Strategy and Command - Issues in Australia''s Twentieth-Century Wars

Compilation of writings on the Australian military's history of strategy and command.

List of contents

1. The Influence of the Boer War on Australia's First World War Commanders; 2. Preparing for War, 1901-1914; 3. The AIF's Commanders: Learning on the Job; 4. Strategic Planning Between the Wars; 5. Identifying the Threat from Japan in 1941; 6. 1942-A Pivotal Year in Australian History; 7. Australia and Coalition Warfare in the Second World War; 8. Deciding Australian War Strategy in 1943: The Roles of MacArthur and Curtin; 9. Advancing National Interests: Australia's War Strategy, 1944-45; 10. Higher Command in the Korean War: The Experience of Brigadier John Wilton; 11. Higher Direction of the Army in the Vietnam War; 12. The 1991 Gulf War: Its Place in Australian History; 13. Deploying and Sustaining INTERFET in East Timor in 1999; 14. Developing a Command Structure for Joint Operations.

About the author

David Horner is one of Australia's leading historians and is based at the Australian National University. He was Professor of Australian Defence History at the university for fifteen years and is considered Australia's premier military historian with an international reputation for military history and strategic analysis.

Summary

Strategy and Command is a compilation of research and writing on military history by one of Australia's pre-eminent military historians. It is a crucial read for anyone interested in Australia's involvement in 20th-century wars.

Product details

• Authors: David Horner, David (Australian National University Horner
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2021
• EAN: 9781316512371
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51237-1
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: Australian Army History Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, military history, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Defence strategy, planning & research, Military administration, Military and defence strategy