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

"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 unprepar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larman, Alexander, 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2023.
Edition:First U.S. edition.
Subjects:
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.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 20th century.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.
Families.
Kings and rulers.
Politics and government.
Great Britain.
1900-1999
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.