The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
by:
Jennet Conant (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781416580324 (1416580328)
Publish date: September 9th 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Book Club,
War,
Politics,
American History,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Biography Memoir,
World War II
It's rather shocking to discover one of your favorite children's authors was a spy...against your own country. Roald Dahl, most famously known as the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, was a spy during World War II for England, which planted agents in the U.S. for the purpose of finding ou...
Besides giving details of Dahl's role as a spy, the book does offer connections between his work and his short stories for adults.