In Strategy and Command, David Horner provides an important insight into
the strategic decisions and military commanders who shaped Australia's
army history from the Boer War to the evolution of the command structure
for the Australian Defence Force in the 2000s. He examines strategic
decisions such as whether to go to war, the nature of the forces to be
committed to the war, where the forces should be deployed and when to
reduce the Australian commitment. The book also recounts decisions made
by commanders at the highest level, which are passed on to those at the
operational level, who are then required to produce their own plans to
achieve the government's aims through military operations. 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.