Andrew Lownie The Mountbattens (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)All Tariffs and Duties included - no additional charges
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Andrew Lownie The Mountbattens (Paperback) (UK IMPORT). Further DetailsTitle: The Mountbattens Condition: New Subtitle: Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller Author: Andrew Lownie Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1788702980 EAN: 9781788702980 ISBN: 9781788702980 Publisher: BLINK Publishing Genre: History Topic: Military History, Biography Release Date: 06/25/2020 Description: FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ENTITLED , 'THE MOST DEVASTATING ROYAL BIOGRAPHY EVER WRITTEN', DAILY MAIL 'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the modern royal family, the aunt and uncle of Prince Philip. DICKIE MOUNTBATTEN : A major figure behind his nephew Philip's marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the Royal Family taking the Mountbatten name, he was Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War II and the last Viceroy of India.EDWINA MOUNTBATTEN : Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs, she emerged from World War II as a talented humanitarian worker loved around the world.From British high society to the South of France, from the battlefields of Burma to the Viceroy's House, The Mountbattens is a rich and filmic story of a powerful partnership, revealing the truth behind a carefully curated legend.Was Mountbatten one of the outstanding leaders of his generation, or a man over-promoted because of his royal birth, high-level connections, film-star looks and ruthless self-promotion? What is the true story behind controversies such as the Dieppe Raid and Indian Partition, the love affair between Edwina and Nehru, and Mountbatten's assassination in 1979?Based on over 100 interviews, research from dozens of archives and new information released under Freedom of Information requests, historian Andrew Lownie sheds new light on this remarkable couple. 'Painstakingly researched... genuinely enthralling' Observer 'A page-turner which is also a carefully researched work of history' Spectator 'A compelling new biography...superbly researched' Daily Expres s'Incisive... strongly recommend' The Times Language: English Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Width: 29mm Item Weight: 407g Release Year: 2020 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
