17 Carnations: The Windsors, The Nazis and The Cover-Up - Hardcover

Morton, Andrew

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782434569 ISBN 13: 9781782434566

Publisher: Michael O'Mara, 2015

Synopsis

The true story of Edward Windsor and Wallis Simpson's involvement with the Nazi regime, and the post-war cover-up.

The story of the love affair between Wallis Simpson and King Edward VIII, and his abdication, has provoked endless fascination. However, the full story of their links with the German aristocracy and Hitler has remained untold.

* 17 Carnations chronicles Hitler's attempts to matchmake between Edward and a German noblewoman, and Wallis's affair with the German foreign minister, who sent her a carnation for every night they had spent together.
*Pro-German sympathizers, the couple became embroiled in a conspiracy to install Edward as a puppet king after the Allies' defeat.
* The Duke's letters were hidden for years as the British establishment attempted to cover up the connection between the House of Windsor and Hitler.

Thoroughly researched, 17 Carnations reveals the whole fascinating story, throwing sharp new light on this dark chapter of history.

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Review:

Meticulously researched... the story behind one of the British establishment's most scandalous secrets... 17 Carnations reveals the whole fascinating story. (Daily Telegraph 2015-03-21)

A devastating portrait of a boyish prince who was in reality a serial womaniser - until he gave up the throne for his domineering wife (The Mail on Sunday 2015-03-08)

Readable and occasionally racy (The Independent 2015-03-19)

Mr Morton is given to sensational reporting, and his newest book is no exception. (The Wall Street Journal Europe)

About the Author:

Andrew Morton is one of the world's best-known biographers and a leading authority on modern celebrity as well as royalty. His ground-breaking 1992 biography revealed the secret world of Diana, Princess of Wales. Written with her full, though then secret, cooperation, the book changed the way the world looked at the British royal family. Since Diana: Her True Story, he has gone on to write Number 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestsellers on Monica Lewinsky, Madonna, David and Victoria Beckham, Tom Cruise, Angelina Jolie, and, most recently, 17 Carnations: The Windsors, The Nazis and The Cover-Up. The winner of numerous awards, he divides his time between London and Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1782434569
• ISBN 13: 9781782434566
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384