{"product_id":"9780522873962","title":"Inside the Wilderness of Mirrors","description":"Author: Paul Dibb\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780522873962\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Melbourne University Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jun 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 191\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the Cold War Paul Dibb worked with the highest levels of Australian and American intelligence, and was one of very few Australian officials to be given the top-secret security clearance for access to Pine Gap. Only the most senior intelligence officers in both the US and Australia held this clearance—and even then on a strict 'need to know' basis.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInside the Wilderness of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e is Paul's unique insight into how Australia saw the threat from the Soviet Union during the Cold War era and beyond. This insider's account of Australian defence strategy reveals the crucial importance of the US-Australian base at Pine Gap and why Moscow targeted it for nuclear attack, and how it felt to be an expert on the Soviet Union at a time when those who dared to study the Soviet Union were necessarily subject to suspicion from their Australian colleagues. \u003ci\u003eInside the Wilderness of Mirrors\u003c\/i\u003e concludes by examining the ways in which contemporary Russia presents a continuing threat to the international order.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47322112229534,"sku":"HPC-9780522873962","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780522873962.jpg?v=1780446562","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780522873962","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}