Tale Of The Scorpion
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Small stain on book block.
From the shadowy corridors of Cold War intelligence comes Tale of the Scorpion, a gripping firsthand account written by Harvey Barnett, the former Director-General of ASIO (the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation). The book chronicles Barnett's remarkable career on the front lines of counterintelligence, detailing real-life operations, double agents, and the persistent threat of Soviet espionage that penetrated the highest levels of Australian society and government during the latter half of the twentieth century. Barnett writes with the cool authority of a man who has spent decades navigating a world of deception and tradecraft, presenting his narrative with a rare blend of insider candour and measured restraint. Tale of the Scorpion stands as a significant document in the history of Australian intelligence, illuminating not only the mechanics of spycraft but also the profound moral and institutional pressures placed upon those sworn to protect the state from within. For anyone who believes the age of the spy thriller belongs only to fiction, this account will leave them reconsidering everything they thought they knew.
Author: Harvey Barnett
Format: Hardback
Genre: Cold war & espionage
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Small stain on book block.
From the shadowy corridors of Cold War intelligence comes Tale of the Scorpion, a gripping firsthand account written by Harvey Barnett, the former Director-General of ASIO (the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation). The book chronicles Barnett's remarkable career on the front lines of counterintelligence, detailing real-life operations, double agents, and the persistent threat of Soviet espionage that penetrated the highest levels of Australian society and government during the latter half of the twentieth century. Barnett writes with the cool authority of a man who has spent decades navigating a world of deception and tradecraft, presenting his narrative with a rare blend of insider candour and measured restraint. Tale of the Scorpion stands as a significant document in the history of Australian intelligence, illuminating not only the mechanics of spycraft but also the profound moral and institutional pressures placed upon those sworn to protect the state from within. For anyone who believes the age of the spy thriller belongs only to fiction, this account will leave them reconsidering everything they thought they knew.