The Resource The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington, Jennet Conant
The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington, Jennet Conant
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The item The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington, Jennet Conant represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- 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)
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780743294584
- Label
- The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington
- Title
- The irregulars
- Title remainder
- Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington
- Statement of responsibility
- Jennet Conant
- Subject
-
- Dahl, Roald
- Dahl, Roald -- Career in espionage
- Espionage
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, British Security Coordination
- Great Britain, British Security Coordination
- Propaganda
- 1939-1945
- Propaganda, British -- United States
- Secret service
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- Propaganda, British
- Language
- eng
- 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)
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Conant, Jennet
- Dewey number
- 940.54/86410973
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- D810.S8
- LC item number
- D234 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Dahl, Roald
- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Propaganda, British
- Dahl, Roald
- Great Britain
- Espionage
- Propaganda
- Propaganda, British
- Secret service
- Great Britain
- United States
- Label
- The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington, Jennet Conant
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-376) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn213495389
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743294584
- Lccn
- 2008012483
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British spy ring in wartime Washington, Jennet Conant
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 370-376) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- ocn213495389
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xx, 393 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780743294584
- Lccn
- 2008012483
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Dahl, Roald
- Dahl, Roald -- Career in espionage
- Espionage
- Great Britain
- Great Britain, British Security Coordination
- Great Britain, British Security Coordination
- Propaganda
- 1939-1945
- Propaganda, British -- United States
- Secret service
- United States
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States
- Propaganda, British
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