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Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Public Affairs, 2015.
Physical Description
xiv, 356 pages ; 25 cm
Summary
British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suitable and stalwart of all.
Subjects
- Princes > Great Britain > Biography.
- World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain > History.
- Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
- Great Britain > History > George VI, 1936-1952.
- George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 > Abdication, 1936.
- Windsor, House of > History > 20th century.