The Irregulars
Subtitle: The Baker Street Spies in Wartime Washington
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: September 9, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9780743294584
Subjects: United States - 20th Century; History / United States / 20th Century; History; History - U.S.; History: American
Description: Conant tells the story of young writer Roald Dahl who is assigned by His Majesty's Government to Washington, D.C. as a diplomat to gather intelligence about America's isolationist circles. In the course of his "spying," he meets or works closely with David Ogilvy, Ian Fleming, and the great spymaster William Stephenson (aka Intrepid).