The Resource Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII, Deborah Cadbury
Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII, Deborah Cadbury
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- Summary
- In 1936, the British monarchy faced the greatest threats to its survival in the modern era --the crisis of abdication and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country rested in the hands of George V's sorely unequipped sons: a stammering King George VI, terrified that the world might discover he was unfit to rule; a dull-witted Prince Henry, who wanted only a quiet life in the army; the too-glamorous Prince George, the Duke of Kent -- a reformed hedonist who found new purpose in the RAF and would become the first royal to die in a mysterious plane crash; and the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, deemed a Nazi-sympathizer and traitor to his own country -- a man who had given it all up for love. Princes at War is a riveting portrait of these four very different men miscast by fate, one of whom had to save the monarchy at a moment when kings and princes from across Europe were washing up on England's shores as the old order was overturned. Scandal and conspiracy swirled around the palace and its courtiers, among them dangerous cousins from across Europe's royal families, gold-digging American socialite Wallis Simpson, and the King's Lord Steward, upon whose estate Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachuted (seemingly by coincidence) as London burned under the Luftwaffe's tireless raids
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- December 1936-September 1939: Circumstances without parallel ; A very full heart ; Enmity and fear
- September 1939-August 1940: In this grave hour ; Into the unknown ; The decisive struggle ; Treachery
- August 1940-December 1942: There will always be an England ; Ever widening conflict ; It's my brother
- January 1943-January 1952: Tested as never before in our history ; Something more than courage ; For valour
- Isbn
- 9781610394031
- Label
- Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII
- Title
- Princes at war
- Title remainder
- the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII
- Statement of responsibility
- Deborah Cadbury
- Subject
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- George, VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
- Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974
- Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Biographies
- Windsor, House of -- History -- 20th century
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- History
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Abdication, 1936
- George, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1902-1942
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1936, the British monarchy faced the greatest threats to its survival in the modern era --the crisis of abdication and the menace of Nazism. The fate of the country rested in the hands of George V's sorely unequipped sons: a stammering King George VI, terrified that the world might discover he was unfit to rule; a dull-witted Prince Henry, who wanted only a quiet life in the army; the too-glamorous Prince George, the Duke of Kent -- a reformed hedonist who found new purpose in the RAF and would become the first royal to die in a mysterious plane crash; and the Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, deemed a Nazi-sympathizer and traitor to his own country -- a man who had given it all up for love. Princes at War is a riveting portrait of these four very different men miscast by fate, one of whom had to save the monarchy at a moment when kings and princes from across Europe were washing up on England's shores as the old order was overturned. Scandal and conspiracy swirled around the palace and its courtiers, among them dangerous cousins from across Europe's royal families, gold-digging American socialite Wallis Simpson, and the King's Lord Steward, upon whose estate Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess parachuted (seemingly by coincidence) as London burned under the Luftwaffe's tireless raids
- Biography type
- collective biography
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cadbury, Deborah
- Dewey number
- 941.084
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- George
- Windsor, Edward
- George
- Henry
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield
- Windsor, House of
- World War, 1939-1945
- Princes
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Label
- Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII, Deborah Cadbury
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- December 1936-September 1939: Circumstances without parallel ; A very full heart ; Enmity and fear -- September 1939-August 1940: In this grave hour ; Into the unknown ; The decisive struggle ; Treachery -- August 1940-December 1942: There will always be an England ; Ever widening conflict ; It's my brother -- January 1943-January 1952: Tested as never before in our history ; Something more than courage ; For valour
- Control code
- ocn890181198
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781610394031
- Lccn
- 2014957933
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII, Deborah Cadbury
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- December 1936-September 1939: Circumstances without parallel ; A very full heart ; Enmity and fear -- September 1939-August 1940: In this grave hour ; Into the unknown ; The decisive struggle ; Treachery -- August 1940-December 1942: There will always be an England ; Ever widening conflict ; It's my brother -- January 1943-January 1952: Tested as never before in our history ; Something more than courage ; For valour
- Control code
- ocn890181198
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781610394031
- Lccn
- 2014957933
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- George, VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952
- Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
- Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1900-1974
- Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Biographies
- Windsor, House of -- History -- 20th century
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- History
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Abdication, 1936
- George, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1902-1942
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