![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is a terrific tale - and it's all true, proving anew that history trumps even the most vivid fiction. The irregulars by Jennet Conant, 2008, Simon & Schuster edition, in English. 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 She has written five books about World War II: Man of the Hour: James B. Immensely intelligent and entertaining, with a narrative so strongly fashioned it reads, and compels, like the best fiction. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking. "Jennet Conant's new book is pure pleasure. All about The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington by Jennet Conant. "A fascinating glimpse of the intrigue and spying inside the British-American alliance in wartime Washington." - Ben Bradlee ![]()
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