George VI A New Biography

Howarth, Patrick

ISBN 10: 0091710006 / ISBN 13: 9780091710002

Published by Hutchinson, 1987

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First edition. A heavy book of 282pp. Priceclipped dustjacket, a little faded to the spine, is otherwise complete. B + w photographs. Gift inscription to the flyleaf, otherwise internally clean. How George VI rose to the challenge of kingship, showing his powerful influence on events, both in the Second World War and in peacetime.

Seller Inventory # 8468

Bibliographic Details

• Title: George VI A New Biography
• Publisher: Hutchinson
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0091710006
• ISBN 13: 9780091710002
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Biography
  • WWII
  • History

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Synopsis

George VI became the King with more reluctance and dread than any monarch in English History. When his brothers abdication seemed likely he wrote if the worst happens he would do his best to clear up the inevitable mess. The authors authoritative biography, drawing on newly released documents under the thiry year rule, shows how during George VI's reign he was transformed both as a man and as a King,and reveals for the first time his powerful influence on events both in wartime and in