The spy catchers : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963, Volume I

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Label

The spy catchers : the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963, Volume I

Title remainder

the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963

Title number

Volume I

Statement of responsibility

David Horner

Title variation

Spy catchers

Title variation remainder

the official history of ASIO, 1949-1963

Creator

• trueHorner, D. M., (David Murray), 1948-

Author

• trueHorner, D. M., (David Murray), 1948-

Subject

• trueIntelligence service -- Australia -- History
• Espionage, Soviet -- Australia
• trueNational security -- Australia -- History
• trueAustralia -- History -- 20th century
• truePetrov, Evdokia, 1914-2002
• Petrov, Vladimir Mikha橬ovich, 1907-1991
• Australia -- Politics and goverment -- 20th century
• Internal security -- Australia
• trueInternal security -- Australia -- History
• trueSubversive activities -- Australia
• trueNational security -- Australia
• truePolitical parties -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• trueAustralian literature
• trueEspionage -- Australia
• trueIntelligence service -- Australia
• trueAustralia -- Politics and government -- 20th century
• trueCommunism -- Australia -- History -- 20th century
• trueAustralian Security Intelligence Organization -- History
• trueSecret service -- Australia -- History
• truePetrov, Vladimir Mikhaĭlovich, 1907-1991
• trueHistory writing -- Australia -- 20th century

Genre

• trueHistory writing
• trueAustralian literature

Language

eng

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 Venona program revealed details of a Soviet spy ring in Australia, supported by leading Australian communists. David Horner outlines the tactics ASIO used in counter-espionage, from embassy bugging to surveillance of local suspects. His research sheds new light on the Petrov Affair, and details incidents and activities that have never been revealed before. This authoritative and ground-breaking account overturns many myths about ASIO, and offers new insights into broader Australian politics and society in the fraught years of the Cold War

Award

Prime Minister's Prize for Australian History, 2015.

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

BVISBN

Dewey number

327.1294

Illustrations

• illustrations
• plates
• portraits

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult