Small Quarto Size [approx 17x24cm]. Near fine condition in pictorial laminated boards. Illustrated with Black & White Photographs and Maps. Maps to endpapers. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 339 pages. Combines a history of Naval Intelligence Division with a biography of Commander Long. Long was head of the NID during World War Two and set up the coastwatcher network.

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Title

The Intrigue Master : Commander Long and Naval Intelligence in Australia 1913-1945

Publisher

Boolarong Press, Brisbane

Publication Date

1995

Language

English

ISBN 10

0864391846

ISBN 13

9780864391841

Binding

Hardback

Edition

1st Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

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Military-WW2

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From 1932 to 1945, Commander Long was involved in every Intelligence and Security organisation in Australia, including Naval Intelligence, CIB, Security Service. He founded the Allied Intelligence Bureau. He was also a contact point for external agencies (M15, M16, OSS, Dutch Intelligence) and he received Enigma decrypts. His work forshadowed both ASIO and ASIS. For this critical period, the biography of "Cocky" Long is the history of Australian clandestine activities and operations. Critique Sifting thought a vast amount of research material, Barbara Winter has produced and exciting and revealing story of one of Australia's most remarkable spymasters.

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