The Secret History of the Five Eyes, Richard Kerbaj
The Secret History of the Five Eyes, Richard Kerbaj
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The Secret History of the Five Eyes
The Untold Story of the International Spy Network

Author: Richard Kerbaj

Narrator: Richard Kerbaj

Unabridged: 13 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/07/2025

Synopsis

This is the definitive account of the Western world’s most powerful—but least known—intelligence alliance, which remains central to the defense of the free world in a dangerously uncertain time.   The Five Eyes—a spy network between the intelligence agencies of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand—has been steeped in secrecy since its official formation in 1956. Yet the Five Eyes’ very existence is not legally binding—it functions as a marriage of convenience riddled with distrust, competing intelligence agendas, and a massive imbalance of power that favors the US. Richard Kerbaj draws on interviews with intelligence officials, world leaders, and recently declassified archives to reveal the authoritative but unauthorized stories of the alliance. In bypassing the usual censorship channels, he tells this extraordinary account of the Five Eyes’ unlikely cast of characters who played a crucial role in its history and exposes the network’s hidden role in influencing global events that continue to shape our daily lives.

About Richard Kerbaj

Richard Kerbaj is a BAFTA-winning and twice Emmy-nominated filmmaker and writer who has specialized in investigating crime and national security-related stories for more than fifteen years. He has written extensively about the impact that counterterrorism and counterespionage have had on intelligence agencies, including MI5, MI6, GCHQ, and the CIA, in their battle against ISIS and al-Qaeda, Russia’s widespread disinformation campaigns, and China’s industrialized thefts of Western intellectual property. He lives in London.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dianne on April 04, 2023

I gave 5 stars to Richard Kerbaj’s book because for his first book on such a complex subject he kept my attention. I also like his journalistic pedigree as an investigative journalist and foreign correspondent. Good investigative journalism is too thin on the ground, and more unbiased reporting is n......more

Goodreads review by Margot on September 14, 2022

The rating is for the audio book. It is interesting but as non fiction the writer quotes many people and that is ok. What I found extraordinary frustrating is the reader stating quote before and close quote after every single one. That is a lot. I think we can figure out what the quote is.......more

Goodreads review by Ali on December 23, 2022

While there is plenty of detail here from original interviews - and for Australians, Malcolm Turnbull's ongoing acerbic fury at everyone who annoyed him is predictably hilarious - there is surprisingly little new here about the history of the US, UK, Australia, NZ and Canada partnership. The areas I......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin on October 05, 2022

Well written and researched and uses the main western events of the 20th and 21st century to illustrate its history. There are some excellent points but at times felt something was missing.......more

Quotes

A scandalous tale of mistrust and and misjudgment.

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