17 carnations : the royals, the Nazis and the biggest cover-up in history

Label

17 carnations : the royals, the Nazis and the biggest cover-up in history

Title remainder

the royals, the Nazis and the biggest cover-up in history

Statement of responsibility

Andrew Morton

Title variation

Seventeen carnations

Creator

• Morton, Andrew, 1953-

Author

• Morton, Andrew, 1953-

Subject

• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
• Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972
• Great Britain -- Kings and rulers
• Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972 -- Political and social views
• Windsor, Wallis Warfield, Duchess of, 1896-1986
• Germany -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945

Language

eng

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 suffused with a heady aroma of sex and suspicion"--Page 4 of cover

Subject

• World War II
• Government cover-ups
• Royal houses
• History writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
• Nazis
• Secrecy
• History writing -- Europe | United Kingdom

Genre

• History Writing
• History writing

Writing style

• Engaging
• Descriptive

Cataloging source

TOH

Dewey number

941.084

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

DA580

LC item number

.M67 2015

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Target audience

adult