Intelligencer

The Secret World of Walter Cawthorn, Australian Spymaster

von Alan Fewster

296 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

From Melbourne teacher to Major General, Walter Cawthorn spied across Gallipoli, Western Front, Middle East, Vietnam.Intelligencer tells the extraordinary story of Australia's greatest spymaster, Walter Cawthorn. Trained as a teacher in Melbourne, he served at Gallipoli before joining the British Indian Army on the Western Front. From the Middle East to Vietnam, Cawthorn spied for four countries: Britain, India, Pakistan and Australia. In a career that took him from private soldier to Major General, Cawthorn created Pakistan's ruthless Inter-Services Intelligence bureau; was appointed twice as a High Commissioner; and spent eight years as Director of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service, (ASIS).

• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Politik und Staat Internationale Beziehungen Spionage und Geheimdienste
• ISBN: 9781923267053
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.10.2026
• Verlag: Australian Scholarly Publishing