|a World War, 1939-1945 |x Secret service |z United States. |a World War, 1939-1945 |x Secret service |z Great Britain. In the course of his 'spying,' he meets or works closely with David Ogilvy, Ian Fleming, and the great spymaster William Stephenson (aka Intrepid). as a diplomat to gather intelligence about America's isolationist circles. |a Conant tells the story of young writer Roald Dahl who is assigned by His Majesty's Government to Washington, D.C.

|a 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. |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-376) and index. |a xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : |b illustrations |c 25 cm |a The irregulars : |b Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington / |c Jennet Conant. This is a terrific tale - and it's all true, proving anew that history trumps even the most vivid fiction.|a DLC |b eng |c DLC |d BAKER |d UPZ |d BTCTA |d YDXCP |d OCO |d C#P |d CDX |d BWX |d IXA |d YBM |d CQU |d GEBAY |d OCLCQ |d OCLCF |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d BDX |d DEBBG |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d OCL |d NZALP |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d CVM |d SFR |d ALDPL |d OCLCQ |d ALWOO |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d TYC |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCQ |d QQ3 |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d TKN |d OCLCQ |d OCLCA |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d NZBAL |d OCLCA |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d OCLCA |d OCL |d OCLCQ |d OCLCO |d WAU |d OCLCO By recovering Roald Dahl, the man at the center of seemingly everything, and placing him and his shadowy work in historical context, Conant has shed fresh light on the complexities and contradictions of the 'special relationship' between Roosevelt and Churchill and their nations.

'With grace and insight and an unerring eye for the telling human detail, Jennet Conant has given us an entertaining and enlightening account of a long-forgotten but essential chapter of the Second World War: the British espionage operations based in Washington during those epic days. 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 Immensely intelligent and entertaining, with a narrative so strongly fashioned it reads, and compels, like the best fiction. 'Jennet Conant's new book is pure pleasure. 'A fascinating glimpse of the intrigue and spying inside the British-American alliance in wartime Washington.' - Ben Bradlee

The irregulars by jennet conant