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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Morton, Andrew, 1953- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Windsor, Edward, > Duke of, > 1894-1972 > Political and social views. Windsor, Wallis Warfield, > Duchess of, > 1896-1986. Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945. Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945. Great Britain > Kings and rulers. Windsor, Edward, > Duke of, > 1894-1972. Kings and rulers. Political and social views. Political science. Germany. Great Britain. 1933 - 1945

Table of Contents:

The Peter Pan prince
Adolf Hitler, royal matchmaker
Sex, drugs, and royal blackmail
Seduced by von Ribbentrop's dimple
Courting the new king
Edward on a knife edge
Love in a cold climate
Hitler's good Queen Wallis
The game of thrones
Plot to kidnap a king
A shady royal in a sunny place
Tropic of rancour
The hunt for pirate gold
Sovereigns, secrets, and spies
fight for the file
Burying the "hot potato"
Traitor king or duped duke?