The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
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*The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington* is a historical nonfiction book by Jennet Conant that explores Roald Dahl’s little-known role in a British intelligence network operating in Washington, D.C., during World War II.
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| The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington Context triple: [Jennet Conant, notableWork, The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington]
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Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies is a British television drama series that chronicles the lives and espionage activities of the infamous Cambridge University graduates who spied for the Soviet Union before and during the Cold War.
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B.
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
*The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames* is a nonfiction biography that chronicles the career and assassination of CIA officer Robert Ames, exploring his pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy and intelligence.
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C.
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 biographical spy drama film about Major League Baseball player-turned-World War II spy Moe Berg, based on Nicholas Dawidoff’s nonfiction book of the same name.
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D.
Roosevelt's Secret War
Roosevelt's Secret War is a historical book by Joseph E. Persico that explores Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extensive use of intelligence, espionage, and covert operations during World War II.
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E.
A Legacy of Spies
A Legacy of Spies is a 2017 espionage novel by John le Carré that revisits the Cold War world of George Smiley and the British intelligence service known as the Circus through the recollections of veteran spy Peter Guillam.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington Target entity description: *The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington* is a historical nonfiction book by Jennet Conant that explores Roald Dahl’s little-known role in a British intelligence network operating in Washington, D.C., during World War II.
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A.
Cambridge Spies
Cambridge Spies is a British television drama series that chronicles the lives and espionage activities of the infamous Cambridge University graduates who spied for the Soviet Union before and during the Cold War.
-
B.
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames
*The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames* is a nonfiction biography that chronicles the career and assassination of CIA officer Robert Ames, exploring his pivotal role in Middle East diplomacy and intelligence.
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C.
The Catcher Was a Spy
The Catcher Was a Spy is a 2018 biographical spy drama film about Major League Baseball player-turned-World War II spy Moe Berg, based on Nicholas Dawidoff’s nonfiction book of the same name.
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D.
Roosevelt's Secret War
Roosevelt's Secret War is a historical book by Joseph E. Persico that explores Franklin D. Roosevelt’s extensive use of intelligence, espionage, and covert operations during World War II.
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E.
A Legacy of Spies
A Legacy of Spies is a 2017 espionage novel by John le Carré that revisits the Cold War world of George Smiley and the British intelligence service known as the Circus through the recollections of veteran spy Peter Guillam.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical nonfiction book ⓘ |
| about |
British Security Coordination
NERFINISHED
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intelligence gathering in Washington, D.C., during World War II ⓘ the British spy ring informally known as “the Irregulars” ⓘ |
| author | Jennet Conant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
Roald Dahl’s relationships with prominent Americans
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covert British influence operations in the United States ⓘ the social and political milieu of wartime Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
British Security Coordination operations in the United States
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Roald Dahl’s work for British intelligence in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Anglo-American relations during World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Roald Dahl as a British intelligence officer
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a British spy network in wartime Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
British intelligence
NERFINISHED
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Roald Dahl NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ espionage ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
British–American cooperation
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diplomacy ⓘ propaganda ⓘ spying ⓘ |
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Jennet Conant
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The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington
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