The Windsors at war [large print] : the King, his brother, and a family divided / Alexander Larman.
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TextPublisher: Waterville, ME : Thorndike Press, 2023Edition: Large print editionDescription: 691 pages (large print) : illustrations (black and white) portraits, photographs ; 23 cmISBN: - 9798885791441
- King, his brother, and a family divided
- Windsor, House of
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Family
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Family
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- History
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- 940.5342Â 23
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Coffeyville Public Library Large Print Non-Fiction | Coffeyville Public Library | Adult Books | LT 940.5342 WINDSOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 38670101666077 | ||
| Book | Independence Public Library Large Print Non-Fiction | Independence Public Library | Adult Books | LP BIOG WIND (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36123010486841 |
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- Prologue: "We all wondered why we weren't dead" -- "The other one" -- "Germany's no. 1 gentleman" -- "A vague sense of fear" -- "Humiliation is better than war" -- "Freedom is worth dying for" -- "Not only alive, but very much so" -- "The darkest day in English history" -- "Anything except the right thing" -- Operation Willi -- Team man or bloody buccaneer -- "The friend you used to be" -- "The hard sacrifice" -- "If we can't bloody well fight, we'd better pray" -- "False rumour and wild surmise" -- "These years of tragedy and glory" -- "Never a dull day in the Bahamas" -- Liberation -- "O captain! My captain!" -- Epilogue: The return of Mr. Road.
"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. How did this squabbling, dysfunctional family manage to put their differences aside and unite to help win the greatest conflict of their lifetimes? Alexander Larman, author of The Crown in Crisis, now chronicles the Windsor family at war with Germany-and each other." --
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