The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington /
Conant, Jennet
The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington / Jennet Conant. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition - xx, 393 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.
Conant tells the story of young writer Roald Dahl who is assigned by His Majesty's Government to Washington, D.C. as a diplomat to gather intelligence about America's isolationist circles. In the course of his "spying," he meets or works closely with David Ogilvy, Ian Fleming, and the great spymaster William Stephenson (aka Intrepid).
9780743294584 (hbk.) 0743294580 (hbk.)
2008012483
Dahl, Roald--Career in espionage.
Great Britain. British Security Coordination.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
Propaganda, British--United States.
D810.S8 / D234 2008
940.54/86410973
The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington / Jennet Conant. - First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition - xx, 393 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.
Conant tells the story of young writer Roald Dahl who is assigned by His Majesty's Government to Washington, D.C. as a diplomat to gather intelligence about America's isolationist circles. In the course of his "spying," he meets or works closely with David Ogilvy, Ian Fleming, and the great spymaster William Stephenson (aka Intrepid).
9780743294584 (hbk.) 0743294580 (hbk.)
2008012483
Dahl, Roald--Career in espionage.
Great Britain. British Security Coordination.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--United States.
World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
Propaganda, British--United States.
D810.S8 / D234 2008
940.54/86410973