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).
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ISBN:9780743294584 (hbk.) :
ISBN:0743294580 (hbk.)
Physical Description:print xx, 393 p., [16] p. of plates : ill ; 25 cm.
Edition:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher:New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 370-376) and index.