{"product_id":"firing-line-james-brown-9781863958417","title":"Firing Line: Australia's Path to War","description":"\u003cp\u003eGoing to war may be the gravest decision a nation and its leaders make. At the moment, Australia is at war with ISIS. We also live in a region that has become much more volatile, as China asserts itself and America seeks to hold the line. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat is it like to go to war? How do we decide to go to war? Where might we go to war in the future? Will we get that decision right? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this vivid, compelling essay, James Brown looks to history, strategy and his own experience to explore these questions. He examines the wars we have chosen to fight in the past - from Gallipoli and Timor, to Afghanistan and Iraq - and asks: did we get the decision right? \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrown considers how we plug into the US war machine, and the American troops based in Darwin. He also sheds fascinating light on the changing technology and terrain of war - the cyber realm, the oceans and space. This is an essay that examines our independence as a nation, and the choices that may confront us. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJames Brown is a former Australian Army officer, who commanded a cavalry troop in southern Iraq, served on the Australian taskforce headquarters in Baghdad and was attached to Special Forces in Afghanistan. He now runs the Alliance 21 project at the US Studies Centre, University of Sydney. A columnist for the \u003cem\u003eSaturday Paper \u003c\/em\u003eand regular media contributor, his first book was the acclaimed \u003cem\u003eAnzac's Long Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 186395841X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781863958417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quarterly Essay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.24d","brand":"James Brown","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489309315327,"sku":"9781863958417","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3ae8274d-3c48-4225-8d5d-41fb2c362f20.jpg?v=1736953161","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/firing-line-james-brown-9781863958417","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}