David Horner

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David Horner is an Australian military historian and academic. He is a graduate of Royal Military College Duntroon and served in the Australian Army for 25 years, including active service in South Vietnam. Described as "one of Australia's most respected military historians",[1] Horner has written over 20 books. He is currently Professor of Australian Defence History at the Australian National University's Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies and the Official Historian and general editor for the Official History of Australian Peacekeeping and Post–Cold War Operations.

[edit] Books

Horner's books include:

  • High Command, Australia and Allied Strategy, 1939-1945, George Allen & Unwin, Sydney, in association with the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, 1982.
  • The Gunners: A History of Australian Artillery, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1995.
  • Inside the War Cabinet: Directing Australia's War Effort, 1939-1945, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1996.
  • (with Desmond Ball) Breaking the Codes: Australia's KGB Network, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1998.
  • Blamey: The Commander-in-Chief, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 1998.
  • Defence Supremo: Sir Frederick Shedden and the Making of Australian Defence Policy, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2000.
  • The Australian Centenary History of Defence, Volume 4, Making the Australian Defence Force, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2001.
  • Strategic Command: General Sir John Wilton and Australia's Asian Wars, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 2005.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Carl Bridge (1998). Menzies Centre for Australian Studies, King's College, London. Retrieved from Australian War Memorial, 11 March 2007.

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