The Irregulars [Book Club Set]
Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
New York : Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2009.
Format: Kit
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Edition: First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition.
Description: Includes 15 paperback books in one bag.
Prior to the U.S. entering WWII, a small coterie of British spies in Washington, D.C., was formed. They called themselves the Baker Street Irregulars after the band of street urchins who were the eyes and ears of Sherlock Holmes in some Arthur Conan Doyle stories. This group constituted the very beginning of what would become M16, the British version of the CIA, and they helped support the fledgling American intelligence service, known at the time as the OSS. Among them were writers Raold Dahl, Ian Fleming, and the flamboyant Canadian industrialist turned professional saboteur William Stephenson, known by the code name Intrepid, upon whom Fleming would later base his fictional M16 agent James Bond. Richly detailed and carefully researched, Conant's narrative uses never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries and interviews to create a fascinating, lively account of deceit, double dealing and moral ambiguity - all in the name of victory.
Subjects:
Dahl, Roald -- Career in espionage.
Great Britain. British Security Coordination.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
Propaganda, British -- United States.
Book club set, Adult.
Dahl, Roald -- Career in espionage.
Great Britain. British Security Coordination.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
Propaganda, British -- United States.
Book club set, Adult.
ISBN:
9780743294591 (pbk.)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BOOK CLUB SET Irregulars | Sandhills Indoors | Book Club Set | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
Originally published: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-376) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [349]-376) and index.