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" Princes at war : "
Deborah Cadbury
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BL
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646402
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Cadbury, Deborah
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| Title & Author
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Princes at war : : the bitter battle inside Britain's royal family in the darkest days of WWII /\ Deborah Cadbury
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| Edition Statement
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First edition
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xiv, 357 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9781610394031
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: 1610394038
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9781610394048
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: 9781408845240
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: 1408845245
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1610394046
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-338) and index
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| 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
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| Abstract
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British author Cadbury explores the many layers involved in the abdication crisis of 1936, which ceded the British crown to the seemingly least prepared of the four sons of George V, George VI, aka Bertie, who revealed himself in the subsequent crisis of war to be the most suitable and stalwart of all
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George, VI,1895-1952
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Windsor, Edward,1894-1972-- Abdication, 1936
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Windsor, House of-- History-- 20th century
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Princes-- Great Britain, Biography
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World War, 1939-1945-- Great Britain-- History
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Great Britain, Kings and rulers, Biography
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Great Britain, History, George VI, 1936-1952
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| Dewey Classification
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941.084
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DA587.C24 2015
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