The Spy Catchers: The Official History of ASIO, 1919-1963. (Vol 1)

A&U, Sydney, 2014. 1st ed, thick 8v on repaired and now protected d/w, plates, chapter notes, abbrv, biblio, index, pp710, **ASIO was created by PM Ben Chifley ostensibly to keep an eyes on Marxist spies in Australia. In the late ’40s, the top secret VERNONA program revealed details of a Soviet spy ring in Australia, vg cond,