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Alex Sheppard

Alex Sheppard reviews 'The Origins of Political Surveillance in Australia' by Frank Cain

September 1983, no. 54 12 August 2022
Alex Sheppard reviews 'The Origins of Political Surveillance in Australia' by Frank Cain
This is such a good book, written in the best military fashion, with all points assembled in proper order but written with the wit and irony usually missing from military historians, that it is a pity it is not better designed. The title page really lacks finesse. But the illustrations and notes are very well-chosen and easy on the eye. It deals equally with civilian surveillance as with military ... (read more)