| Entry Text: | WINTER, Barbara. The Intrigue Master: Commander Long and Naval Intelligence in Australia, 1913-1945. vii, 339p., bibliog., illus., index. Brisbane: Boolarong Press, 1995. ISBN: 0864391846.
This biography of Commander Rupert 'Cocky' Long also presents a history of Australia's Naval Intelligence Division, of which Long was the head for twelve years. Describes secret WWII operations, inter-service rivalry, international intrigues, the dramatic activities of the Allied Intelligence Bureau (founded by Long) in the Pacific during WWII, and the setting up of the coastwatcher network in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. |
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