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LEADER: 01658cam a2200349 a 4500
001 2008012483
003 DLC
005 20090901091616.0
008 080317s2008 nyuaf b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2008012483
020 $a9780743294584 (hbk.)
020 $a0743294580 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)213495389$z(OCoLC)180756029
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn213495389
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
043 $an-us---$ae-uk---
050 00 $aD810.S8$bD234 2008
082 00 $a940.54/86410973$222
100 1 $aConant, Jennet.
245 14 $aThe irregulars :$bRoald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington /$cJennet Conant.
250 $a1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSimon & Schuster,$c2008.
300 $axx, 393 p., [16] p. of plates :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.
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).
600 10 $aDahl, Roald$xCareer in espionage.
610 10 $aGreat Britain.$bBritish Security Coordination.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSecret service$zGreat Britain.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xSecret service$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xPropaganda.
650 0 $aPropaganda, British$zUnited States.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0813/2008012483.html