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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The King's Speech The King's Speech Mark Logue,Peter Conradi The true story behind the award-winning movie of the same name, The King's Speech is written by London Sunday Times journalist Peter Conradi and Mark Logue -- grandson of Lionel Logue, whose recently… OL15668285W
Princes at war Princes at war Deborah Cadbury A very unusual biography of the four brothers of the royal family during the Abdication crisis of 1936 as well as the war years until the death of George VI. Traces the self confidence and loyalties … OL17112774W
George VI George VI Philip Ziegler If Ethelred was notoriously 'Unready' and Alfred 'Great', King George VI should bear the designation of 'George the Dutiful'. Throughout his life he dedicated himself to the pursuit of what he though… OL20984583W
Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 Austerity Britain, 1945-1951 David Kynaston "As much as any country, England bore the brunt of Germany's aggression in World War II and was ravaged in many ways at the war's end. In Austerity Britain, celebrated historian David Kynaston has wr… OL3030841W