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Australia's Spies and their Secrets
by McKnight, David
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 1863736611
- ISBN 13
- 9781863736619
- Seller
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About This Item
Sydney, NSW : Allen & Unwin , 1994. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Trade paperback size. Binding is tight, cover and spine fully intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting Some faint foxing on inside covers, text appears to be free of foxing Edges have some slight spotting or faint marks Card covers are a little bumped Australia's Spies and their Secrets tells the inside story of the rise and fall of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) - Australia's premier spy body. Based on thousands of documents never before revealed, along with interviews with over thirty former ASIO officers and many of those spied upon, this fascinating book exposes the secret dimensions of Australia's post-war politics and history. It is certain to provoke debate and controversy.
In this ultimate Australian spy story, investigative journalist David McKnight: rewrites the known history of the Petrov Royal Commission; instances actual cases of Soviet espionage in Australia; tells how a gigantic system of security dossiers on ordinary Australians was built up; exposes government and ASIO plans to intern 10 000 people; outlines ASIO's links with the leadership of the NSW branch of the Australian Labor Party; reveals ASIO's extensive use of journalists; outlines ASIO's hidden role in the Vietnam War; and tells how ASIO officers feared that Lionel Murphy was a KGB spy.
Australia's Spies and their Secrets is essential reading about Australia and its recent past.
B & W photos.
In this ultimate Australian spy story, investigative journalist David McKnight: rewrites the known history of the Petrov Royal Commission; instances actual cases of Soviet espionage in Australia; tells how a gigantic system of security dossiers on ordinary Australians was built up; exposes government and ASIO plans to intern 10 000 people; outlines ASIO's links with the leadership of the NSW branch of the Australian Labor Party; reveals ASIO's extensive use of journalists; outlines ASIO's hidden role in the Vietnam War; and tells how ASIO officers feared that Lionel Murphy was a KGB spy.
Australia's Spies and their Secrets is essential reading about Australia and its recent past.
B & W photos.
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54287
- Title
- Australia's Spies and their Secrets
- Author
- McKnight, David
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1863736611
- ISBN 13
- 9781863736619
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin
- Place of Publication
- Sydney, NSW
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 350
- Keywords
- Intelligence Agencies & Espionage spy, spies, secrets, ASIO
- X weight
- 600.000 kg
- Size
- Trade paperback size
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