Record Number |
783047 |
ISBN |
9781610396349 (paperback) |
Author |
Cadbury, Deborah author. |
Title |
Princes at war : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII / Deborah Cadbury. |
Edition |
First edition. |
Publisher/Date |
[New York] : Public Affairs, [2015] |
©2015 |
Pagination etc. |
357 pages : illustrations, plates ; 23 cm. |
Summary Note |
This book examines the effects of the abdication of the Duke of Windsor, suspected of Nazi sympathies, on his brothers--the new King George, who feared being exposed as inadequate, and the dukes of Gloucester, who was thought stupid, and Kent, a playboy. |
Subject - Name |
George -- VI,King of Great Britain,1895-1952 |
Windsor, Edward, -- Duke of,1894-1972 |
Windsor, House of -- History -- 20th century |
Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain |
Princes -- Great Britain -- Biography |
Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952 |
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography |
Shelf Location |
941.084 CADB |