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Irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant (2008, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSimon & Schuster

ISBN-100743294580

ISBN-139780743294584

eBay Product ID (ePID)63865055

Product Key Features

Book TitleIrregulars : Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / World War II, United States / 20th Century, Intelligence & Espionage, Literary, Propaganda

Publication Year2008

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, Biography & Autobiography, History

AuthorJennet Conant

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight25.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2008-012483

Reviews"Jennet Conant's new book is pure pleasure. Immensely intelligent and entertaining, with a narrative so strongly fashioned it reads, and compels, like the best fiction. All the complexities of friends spying on friends, yet as good a weekend companion as you'll find this year."-- Alan Furst, author ofThe Spies of Warsaw, "A fascinating glimpse of the intrigue and spying inside the British-American alliance in wartime Washington."-- Ben Bradlee, "Jennet Conant's new book is pure pleasure. Immensely intelligent and entertaining, with a narrative so strongly fashioned it reads, and compels, like the best fiction. All the complexities of friends spying on friends, yet as good a weekend companion as you'll find this year." -- Alan Furst, author of The Spies of Warsaw

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Decimal940.54/86410973

Table Of ContentPreface1THE USUAL DRILL2PIECE OF CAKE3ENTHUSIASTIC AMATEURS4SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS5BUFFERS6ONE LONG LOAF7THE WAR IN WASHINGTON8DIRTY WORK9GOOD VALUE10ENEMY MANEUVERS11THE GLAMOUR SET12FULL LIVESNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

SynopsisThe author of two top secret stories from the Second World War turns her gaze on the fascinating story of the cream of the British spies in Washington DC who were spying on the United States. This book reveals how author Roald Dahl was a member of Churchill's infamous dirty tricks squad.

LC Classification NumberD810.S8D234 2008