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The Mountbattens - Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller (Hardcover)
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The Mountbattens - Their Lives & Loves: The Sunday Times Bestseller (Hardcover)
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'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail,
Biography of the Year 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 magnetic and 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, prize-winning 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 Express
'Incisive... strongly recommend' The Times
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