The Irregulars : Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington (CD-Audio)

from akmargie

UPDATE 5/4/10: Currently finshing this in the car, again. More intrested in the women Dahl knew and did he ever. Know them that is. Bibically. Known. It was super interesting but I just didn't have time to finish it. I might try reading the end instead of the audio.

from cat-ballou

Ok, so I tend to put authors of books I adored in childhood (here, Matilda) on pedestals. Even though James & the Giant Peach scared me, and Gene Wilder as Willie Wonka from Charlie & the Chocolate Factory freaked me out a little, too, I could forgive Roald Dahl almost anything for Matilda. Surel...

from johnleague

Roald Dahl's own work is defined by twisting expectations and perceptions. So it is only fitting that Jennet Conant's look at his service as a British spy on the United States does just that to what most Americans think about World War II. The very idea that the Allies would have spied on each ot...

from bookworm12

As a huge Roald Dahl fan, both of his children's books and adult short stories and memoirs, this nonfiction piece was a no-brainer for me. After being injured during his stint as an RAF pilot Dahl is sent to America to insinuate himself into the political society in Washington D.C. He's been recr...

from cameling

As Britain continued to fight against Hitler's army, Churchill is desperate to obtain the assistance of America to help keep them from invading English shores. Enter Roald Dahl, a wounded war hero, who, no longer able to fly sorties, is sent to Washington DC. Here, he finds a ready audience for h...