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Deborah Cadbury: Princes at war (Hardcover, 2015, Public Affairs)

Review of 'Princes at war' on 'Goodreads'

Instead of focusing on just the king or the former king, this book looks at the four surviving sons of George V as a whole during the WWII. I initially picked this up because I wanted more information on George and Marina, the Duke and Duchess of Kent. Instead, I found one of the best outlines of the course of WWII and learned a good deal more about the initial Nazi attack on France. I also enjoyed the extensive use of material from the Royal Archives, particularly George VI's diary entries detailing the war efforts. I would have liked to see more on Alice and Marina, wives of the Duke of Gloucester and Duke of Kent.