This book provides an in-depth analysis of Australia's strategic decision-making and military leadership during the Second World War. D.M. Horner explores how Australia coordinated its defence strategy with Allied powers, examining the challenges, political pressures, and high-level command structures that shaped the nation's wartime policies from 1939 to 1945. Through detailed research and arc…
This book examines the nature of Australia's emerging militarism and its implications for the future of this country and our neighbours. It argues that Australia's forces should confine themselves to the defence of this continent and its maritime resource zone. It urges a cooperative approach to regional security which would use dialogue, negotiation and conflict resolution as tools for resolvi…