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The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963 / David Horner.

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The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963 / David Horner.

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The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963 / David Horner.

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Full title

The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963 / David Horner.

Author / Creator

Horner, D. M. (David Murray), 1948- author.

Publisher

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Date

2014.

Call Numbers

G 2015/976 , H 2014/5295

Record Identifier

74VKJWmA7XwX

MMS ID

991022220869702626

Language

English

Formats

Books

Physical Description

Physical content

xxvi, 710 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm.

Content type

still image

still image

Media type

unmediated

Carrier type

volume

Contents

V. 1. The spy catchers.

Publication information

Publisher

Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Crows Nest, N.S.W. Allen & Unwin, 2014.

Place of Publication

New South Wales

Date Published

2014.

2014.

Subjects

More information

Scope and Contents

Summary

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...

Alternative Titles

Full title

The spy catchers. Volume I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963 / David Horner.

Spine title

Spy catchers. Vol. I : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963.

Authors, Artists and Contributors

Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-676) and index.

Mitchell Library copy at H 2014/5295: Submission for Premier's History Award 2015.

Mitchell Library copy: Jacket filed 2014.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

G 2015/976 , H 2014/5295

Record Identifier

74VKJWmA7XwX

Permalink

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJWmA7XwX

Other Identifiers

ISBN

1743319665 (hardback)

9781743319666 (hardback)

DDC

327.1294

MMS ID

991022220869702626

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