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The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington / Jennet Conant.
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).
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- ISBN: 9780743294584
- ISBN: 0743294580
- ISBN: 9780743294591
- ISBN: 0743294599
- Physical Description: xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Editions may vary. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-376) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The usual drill -- Piece of cake -- Enthusiastic amateurs -- Special relationships -- Buffers -- One long loaf -- The war in Washington -- Dirty work -- Good value -- Enemy maneuvers -- The glamour set -- Full lives. |
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| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe irregulars : ‡bRoald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington / ‡cJennet Conant. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bSimon & Schuster, ‡c2008. | |
| 300 | . | ‡axx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ‡billustrations ; ‡c25 cm. | |
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| 500 | . | ‡aEditions may vary. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 370-376) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aThe usual drill -- Piece of cake -- Enthusiastic amateurs -- Special relationships -- Buffers -- One long loaf -- The war in Washington -- Dirty work -- Good value -- Enemy maneuvers -- The glamour set -- Full lives. |
| 520 | . | ‡aConant 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). | |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aWorld War, 1939-1945 ‡xSecret service ‡zGreat Britain ‡0(SAGE)1482936 | |
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| 650 | 0. | ‡aPropaganda, British ‡zUnited States. | |
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