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The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington Cover Image Book Book

The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington

Conant, Jennet. (Author).

Summary: 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 (hbk.) :
  • ISBN: 0743294580 (hbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xx, 393 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.

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  • 12 of 13 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Invermere Public Library.

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