17 carnations, the Windsors, the Nazis and the cover-up, Andrew Morton
Type
Creator
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Subject
8
- Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986 -- Friends and associates
- Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
- Great Britain -- History -- Edward VIII, 1936
- Conspiracies -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Friends and associates
- Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Political and social views
- Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945
- Great Britain -- Kings and rulers
Author
1
Label
17 carnations, the Windsors, the Nazis and the cover-up, Andrew Morton
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-362) and index
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facsimilesplatesillustrationsportraits
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
17 carnations
Nature of contents
bibliography
Responsibility statement
Andrew Morton
Sub title
the Windsors, the Nazis and the cover-up
Summary
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 relations with Hitler. From the alleged affair between Simpson and the German foreign minister to the discovery of top secret correspondence about the man dubbed 'the traitor king' and the Nazi high command, this is a saga of intrigue, betrayal, and deception
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?
Target audience
adult
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