Strategic Context for Australia's WW2 mobilisation

The Principles of War - Lessons from Military History on Strategy, Tactics and Leadership. by James Eling

May 10, 202601:22:15Society & Culture

Australia spent 20 years preparing for a war most politicians refused to discuss publicly — and that systematic industrial strategy may be the nation's greatest governance success story. Dr. Mark Bailey traces how bipart...

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