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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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British Propaganda, Career in espionage, Great Britain, Propaganda, Secret service, World War, 1939-1945, Roald Dahl, Dahl, Roald -- Career in espionage, Great Britain. British Security Coordination, Dahl, roald, 1916-1990, World war, 1939-1945, secret service, great britain, World war, 1939-1945, secret service, united states, World war, 1939-1945, propaganda, Propaganda, british, New York Times reviewed, EspionagePeople
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
Mar 01, 2021, Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
2009-09-08, Simon & Schuster
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The irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington
2009
in English
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The Irregulars: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington
September 9, 2008, Simon & Schuster
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in English
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Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
2008, Simon & Schuster
in English
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The irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington
2008, Simon & Schuster
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Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-376) and index.
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When Roald Dahl, a dashing young ex-RAF pilot, took up his post at the British Embassy in Washington, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political life. Dahl would soon be caught up in a web of deception masterminded by Intrepid, Churchill's legendary spy chief.
In an account better suited to a work of spy fiction, Jennet Conant shows Dahl progressing from reluctant diplomat to sly man-about-town. He and his colorful co-conspirators gossiped, bugged, and bungled their way across Washington, doing their best to carry out their cloak-and-dagger assignments, support the fledgling American intelligence agency, and see that Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term. It is an extraordinary tale of deceit, double-dealing, and moral ambiguity -- all in the name of victory. Richly detailed and meticulously researched, Conant's compelling narrative draws on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews and provides a rare, and remarkably candid, insider's view of the counterintelligence game during the tumultuous days of World War II.
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