Born in Seoul, South Korea and raised in Asia and America, she received a BA degree in Political Theory from Bryn Mawr College in 1982, and double. She has written four best selling books about World War II, three of which have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Urn:lcp:irregularsroaldd00cona_0:epub:d648bd48-6dd9-4dec-8df0-792c95aeb94e Extramarc Columbia University Libraries Foldoutcount 0 Identifier irregularsroaldd00cona_0 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t6j143d1c Invoice 1213 Isbn 9780743294584Ġ743294580 Lccn 2008012483 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Olsearch delete Openlibrary OL18895179M Openlibrary_edition Jennet Conant is an American non-fiction author and journalist. 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.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 15:14:28.733018 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1144302 Boxid_2 CH129925 City New York Containerid_2 X0008 Donorīostonpubliclibrary Edition 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. It is an extraordinary tale of deceit, double-dealing, and moral ambiguity - all in the name of victory.
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. The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington BUY THIS BOOK The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington Jennet Conant. In an account better suited to a work of spy fiction, Jennet Conant shows Dahl progressing from reluctant diplomat to sly man-about-town.
Dahl would soon be caught up in a web of deception masterminded by Intrepid, Churchill's legendary spy chief. 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.
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