17 carnations : the royals, the Nazis and the biggest cover-up in history /

"Morton tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, his American wife Wallis Simpson, the bizarre wartime Nazi plot to make him a puppet king after the invasion of Britain, and the attempted cover-up by Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI of the duke's...

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Main Author: Morton, Andrew, 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
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