Biography • World War II

George VI

Name: George VI
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ISBN: 9780241956090

Sarah Bradford

Konačna biografija Georgea VI., junaka Kraljevog govora George VI. koji je vladao u teškim vremenima.

Došavši na prijestolje nakon bratove abdikacije, odmah se suočio s previranjima u europskoj politici koja su dovela do Drugog svjetskog rata, zatim samim ratom, nakon čega je uslijedilo razdoblje štednje, društvene transformacije i gubitka Carstva. George nije bio spreman za kraljevanje, patio je od mucanja koje bi javne prilike za njega moglo učiniti vrlo bolnima. Štoviše, odrastao je u sjeni svog brata, čovjeka koji je bio idoliziran kao nijedan kraljevski princ, prije ili poslije. Međutim, kao što Sarah Bradford pokazuje u ovoj simpatičnoj biografiji, iako George nije rođen da bude kralj, umro je kao veliki kralj. 'Trijumf... Čini se da će Sarah Bradford naslijediti plašt Lady Longford kao vrhovni kraljevski biograf' Mail on Sunday 'Lucidno, uvjerljivo i zadivljujuće pošteno...

Dimensions

20 x 13 cm

Pages

668

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd, London, 2011.

Latin alphabet. Paperback.

Language: English.

ISBN

978-0-24195-609-0

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