The irregulars
by Jennet Conant · first published 2008
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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. Dahl would soon be caught up in a web of deception masterminded by Intrepid, Churchill's legendary spy chief. In an account better suited to a work of spy fiction, Jennet Conant shows Dahl progressing from reluctant diplomat to sly man-about-town. He and his colorful co-conspirators gossiped, bugged, and bungled their way across Washington, doing the
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…social consensus among many (including Mrs. Roosevelt) about the importance of an American entry into the War. No need to trust my word for it, check out Jennet Conant's fantastic book on the matter, "The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington" https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Wash...
on “Roald Dahl – the storyteller as benevolent sadist (2010)” ↗The Irregulars https://www.amazon.com/Irregulars-Roald-British-Wartime-Wash...
on “Roald Dahl's writing shed (1982) [video]” ↗Protip: author interviews on broadcast media are almost always part of a publicity tour for a book. Here, the guest, Jennet Conant and her book The Irregulars. A YouTube search for longer-duration videos should provide a few talks based on the book. Or you could read the book itself ;-) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=JENNET+CONANT+i... Here's…
on “James Bond Unmasked (1968)” ↗