The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington - Rilegato

Conant, Jennet

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ISBN 10: 0743294580 ISBN 13: 9780743294584

Casa editrice: Simon & Schuster, 2008

Riassunto

Describes the covert intelligence operations of allied forces during World War II as experienced by wounded RAF pilot Roald Dahl, a patriot who used his charm and wits to infiltrate the upper reaches of Georgetown society and who worked with such figures as Churchill, Roosevelt, and spy chief William Stephenson to influence U.S. policy in favor of England. 150,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

"A fascinating glimpse of the intrigue and spying inside the British-American alliance in wartime Washington." - Ben Bradlee
"Jennet Conant's new book is pure pleasure. Immensely intelligent and entertaining, with a narrative so strongly fashioned it reads, and compels, like the best fiction. 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

L'autore:

Jennet Conant's profiles have appeared in Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek, and The New York Times. She was given unrestricted access to Loomis' and Conant's papers, as well as to previously unpublished letters and documents, and she interviewed Loomis' many family members, friends, and colleagues. The granddaughter and grand niece of two of the scientists from the Tuxedo Park community, she is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and Columbia University's School of Journalism. She lives in New York City and Sag Harbor with her husband, "60 Minutes" correspondent Steve Kroft, and their son.

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• Editore: Simon & Schuster
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0743294580
• ISBN 13: 9780743294584
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 393