Ok War maistros

I am just getting acquainted with this attacking stuff. It says click on the unit and then click on the map where you want the unit to go. I do that and the damn thing heads in the other direction. Cowards? Now it won't come home. AWOL?

I find it helps to click on a target instead of open space or I get that too. Pick a town, corporation, fort, whatever, near where you want it to go.