Warfare & defence

Trust and Leadership

The Australian Army Approach to Mission Command

by Russell W. Glenn

Description

The global military conflicts of the 21st century revealed a need for new styles of command. Trust and Leadership depicts the use of mission command in the Australian Army. Written by serving and retired military officers, this essay collection reveals how Australian mission command was applied during ten global conflicts from Australian Imperial Forces in the First World War through 21st century operations. Forewords by LTG (Ret.) L. D. Holder and General Sir Peter Cosgrove begin this collection.

 

Trust and Leadership is an official AUSA Book Program title.

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Author Biography

Dr. Russell W. Glenn’s military career included service in Korea, Germany, United Kingdom, and a combat tour in Iraq during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm with the 3rd Armored Division. He was a senior defense analyst with RAND from 1997 to 2009 and is currently on the faculty of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at The Australian National University.


Dr. Glenn has degrees from the United States Military Academy, University of Southern California, Stanford University, School of Advanced Military Studies, and University of Kansas. Past research includes studies on counterinsurgency, urban operations, military and police training, and intelligence operations. His Rethinking Western Approaches to Counter-Insurgency was published in spring 2015.

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University of North Georgia Press

University of North Georgia Press

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher University of North Georgia Press
  • Publication Date November 2020
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781940771694
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • FormatPaperback
  • Primary Price 27.99 USD
  • Pages412
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Copyright Year2020
  • Page size6 x 9"

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