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The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963
David Horner
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Description for The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1949-1963
Hardback. With unprecedented access to their hitherto sealed records, this is the first volume of a remarkable official history of ASIO - a revealing and authoritative account of the early years of Australia's national security intelligence service. Num Pages: 736 pages. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJP; HBTW; JPSH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 170 x 242 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1298.
For the first time, ASIO has opened its archives to an independent historian. With unfettered access to the records, David Horner tells the real story of Australia's domestic intelligence organisation, from shaky beginnings to the expulsion of Ivan Skripov in 1963.
From the start, ASIO's mission was to catch spies. In the late 1940s, the top secret Venona program revealed details of a Soviet spy ring in Australia, supported by leading Australian communists. David Horner outlines the tactics ASIO used in counterespionage, from embassy bugging to surveillance of local suspects. His research sheds new light on the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Allen & Unwin
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
St Leonards, Australia
ISBN
9781743319666
SKU
V9781743319666
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99-12
About David Horner
David Horner, AM, is Professor of Australian defence history in the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. A graduate of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, he served as an infantry platoon commander in South Vietnam. He is the author or editor of 32 books on military command, operations, defence policy and intelligence. In 2004 he was ... Read more
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