Name: The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten
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Author: Andrew Lownie
ISBN: 9781643137919

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The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten

Type

Physical Book

Author

Andrew Lownie

Publisher

Pegasus Books

Year

2021

Language

English

Pages

496

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

23.2 x 14.8 x 4.4 cm

Weight

0.61 kg.

ISBN13

9781643137919

Synopsis "The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten "

The intimate story of a unique marriage spanning the heights of British glamour and power that descends into infidelity, manipulation, and disaster through the heart of the twentieth century. 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 who was loved throughout 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?

Andrew Lownie

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Andrew Lownie estudió en el Magdalene College de Cambridge, donde fue Premio Dunster de Historia y Presidente de la Unión, antes de cursar su maestría y doctorado en la Universidad de Edimburgo. Miembro de la Royal Historical Society, regresó posteriormente a Cambridge como profesor visitante en el Churchill College.

Ha sido librero, editor y periodista, escribiendo para The Times, The Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal, The Spectator y The Guardian, y desde 1988 dirige su propia agencia literaria especializada en historia y biografía.

Es presidente del Club de Biógrafos, miembro de la junta directiva de la Organización Internacional de Biógrafos y fideicomisario de la Campaña por la Libertad de Información.

Nacido en Kenia y criado en las Bermudas, reside actualmente en Londres, cerca de la Abadía de Westminster. Tiene un interés particular en los espías, Escocia y la biografía revisionista.

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