The Windsors at war : the King, his brother, and a family divided / Alexander Larman.

The Windsors at war : the King, his brother, and a family divided / Alexander Larman.

Alternate Title
King, his brother, and a family divided

By
Larman, Alexander, 1981-

Publication Date
2023

Publication Information
New York : St. Martin's Press,

Physical Description
xxii, 406 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.

Subject Term
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain.
 
Kings and rulers.

Geographic Term
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers.
 
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-392) and index.

Summary
The next volume in Alexander Larman's biographical chronicle of the Windsor family, as they go to war with Adolf Hitler-and each other. At the beginning of 1937, the British monarchy was in a state of turmoil. The previous king, Edward VIII, had abdicated the throne, leaving his unprepared and terrified brother Bertie to become George VI, surrounded by a gaggle of courtiers and politicians who barely thought him up to the job. Meanwhile, as the now-Duke of Windsor awaited the decree that would allow him to marry his mistress Wallis Simpson, he took an increased interest in the expansionist plans of Adolf Hitler. He may even have gone so far as to betray his country in the process. And as double agents and Nazi spies thronged the corridors of Buckingham Palace, the only man the King could trust was his Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. But they faced a formidable, even unbeatable, adversary: his own brother. The Windsors at War tells the never-before-told story of World War Two in Britain and America with a fresh focus on the royal family, their conflicted relationships, and the events that rocked the international press.

Language
English

ISBN
9781250284587


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Adult NFicAdult Non-Fiction940.5342 L32Checked In
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