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The King's Private Army - Protecting the British Royal Family During the Second World War (Paperback)
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The King's Private Army - Protecting the British Royal Family During the Second World War (Paperback)
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Following the surrender of France in June 1940 Britain prepared to
defend itself against a potential German invasion. In great secrecy
a decision was taken to establish an elite bodyguard to protect the
British Royal Family. Led initially by Major Jimmy Coats, a
Coldstream Guards officer and celebrated winter sportsman, it was
given the innocuous title of `The Coats Mission', but its proposed
role was perhaps the most important assigned to any unit in the
British armed forces. It was intended that this group would
evacuate King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses,
Margaret and her sister Elizabeth, to a place of safety away from
London. For the next two years it trained and prepared for the role
in the face of what was believed to be a very real threat, and this
study, drawing on previously unseen documents, interviews and
archival material, provides its history and explains how the Royal
Family's protection was viewed. Beginning with the pre-war shelter
preparations for the Royal Households and running through the
increased anxiety of the 1940 invasion threat and Blitz, the
renewed danger in 1941 and then the progressive reduction in the
special measures in the years that followed,The King's Private Army
offers the first dedicated account of a largely unknown but
potentially critical element of the defence of the United Kingdom
during the Second World War.
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