The irregulars

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H I S T O R Y
As presented in Conant's fascinating new history, the high-stakes exploits of these gentlemen spies were fiiled with seductions, betrayals, and more than a few hilarious escapades.
hen Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British
Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political life.
Richly detailed and meticulously researched, Conant's compelling narrative draws on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews and provides a rare, and remarkably candid, insider's view of the counterintelligence game during the tumultuous days of World War II.
Conant telis the story of a handful of young, handsome, cosmopolitan British officers sent to Washington before Pearl Harbor—at Prime Minister Winston Churchill's direction— to ingratiate themselves on the social scene, subvert American isolationism, and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

H I S T O R Y
As presented in Conant's fascinating new history, the high-stakes exploits of these gentlemen spies were fiiled with seductions, betrayals, and more than a few hilarious escapades.
hen Roald Dahl, a dashing young wounded RAF pilot, took up his post at the British
Embassy in Washington in 1942, his assignment was to use his good looks, wit, and considerable charm to gain access to the most powerful figures in American political life.
Richly detailed and meticulously researched, Conant's compelling narrative draws on never-before-seen wartime letters, diaries, and interviews and provides a rare, and remarkably candid, insider's view of the counterintelligence game during the tumultuous days of World War II.
Conant telis the story of a handful of young, handsome, cosmopolitan British officers sent to Washington before Pearl Harbor—at Prime Minister Winston Churchill's direction— to ingratiate themselves on the social scene, subvert American isolationism, and advance the British cause through good manners It was all a movable feast and it makes for pleasurable reading." —Philip Terzian, The Wall Street Journal
A fascinating book about an intriguing man and his unusual times.
-Entertainment Weekly
—Joanne Collings, Chicago Sun-Times
A thoroughly engrossing story, one Conant telis exceptionally well.
—Publishers Weekly
JENNET CONANT is a journalist who has written profiles for Vanity Fair, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek, and The New York Times. She is the author of the bestselling Tuxedo Park and 109 East Palace. Conant lives in New York City and Sag Harbor with her husband and son. Vissza