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2017 December 16 Archives - News Weekly

Issue 2017 December 16

Articles in this issue:

  • BOOK REVIEW Australia behind the scenes in WWII
  • BOOK REVIEW Political sparks at the ‘Friendly’ Games

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    BOOK REVIEW Political sparks at the ‘Friendly’ Games

    Editorial TeamDec 16, 201710 min read

    COLD WAR GAMES: Espionage, Spies and Secret Operations at the 1956 Olympic Games by Harry Blutstein Bonnier, Richmond Paperback: 336 pages Price: AUD$32.99 Reviewed by Bill James There was only one defection at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. An athlete from Cameroon stayed on in China after the Games, decided he didn’t like it, and returned to Africa. By way of…

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    BOOK REVIEW Australia behind the scenes in WWII

    Editorial TeamDec 16, 20179 min read

    THE SECRET CODE-BREAKERS OF CENTRAL BUREAU: How Australia’s Signals Intelligence Network Helped Win the Pacific War by David Dufty Scribe, Melbourne Hardcover: 352 pages Price: AUD$49.99 Reviewed by Chris Rule At the Canberra Writers festival in August this year, David Dufty, the author of The Code-breakers of Central Bureau: How Australia’s Signals Intelligence Network Helped Win the Pacific War, was…

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