Frank Cain

The Australian Security Intelligence Organization

An Unofficial History

This book traces the history of Australia's highly secret Intelligence Security Organisation. Established in the early days of the Cold War, like most...

Economic Statecraft during the Cold War

European Responses to the US Trade Embargo

Discussing a rarely researched aspect of the Cold War, this volume uses new material to examine how the United States trade embargo on the Soviet Unio...

America's Vietnam War and Its French Connection

That America was drawn into the Vietnam War by the French has been recognized, but rarely explored. This book analyzes the years from 1945 with the Fr...

The Wobblies at War

A History of the IWW and the Great War in Australia

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Labour Traditions

Proceedings of the Tenth National Labour History Conference

The 10th National Labour History Conference, held at the University of Melbourne on 4-6 July 2007 centred around the broad theme of Labour Traditions,...

Jack Lang and the Great Depression

Based on documents in government and bank archives in Sydney, Canberra and London, this book gives a fresh interpretation of the Great Depression and ...

The Origins of Political Surveillance in Australia

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Terrorism and Intelligence in Australia

ASIO, the Australian Secret Intelligence Service and the Australian Federal Police have expanded rapidly in size, and their powers have been enhanced ...