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

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

by Andrew Lownie
The Mountbattens: The Lives and Loves of Dickie and Edwina Mountbatten

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

by Andrew Lownie

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Overview

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?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781643137926
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Publication date: 09/07/2021
Sold by: SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format: eBook
Pages: 496
Sales rank: 454,156
File size: 25 MB
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About the Author

Andrew Lownie was educated at Asheville School, North Carolina, and the universities of Cambridge and Edinburgh, where he took his doctorate. He was part of the six man team who set up the Spy Museum in Washington, DC, and he sits on the Advisory Committee of Biographers International Organization. He is the author of Stalin’s Englishman (St Martin’s Press) and The Mountbattens (Pegasus Books) and is a reviewer for the Wall Street Journal.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Prologue 5

1 Beginnings 9

2 Students 17

3 First Loves 31

4 Duty 43

5 Honeymoon 51

6 A Marriage Under Threat 61

7 Divergent Paths 73

8 A Terrible Scandal 81

9 Playing to Win 91

10 Problems in the Family 105

11 At War 117

12 Combined Operations 127

13 The Dieppe Raid 137

14 Supremo 151

15 Relief Work 167

16 Love and Marriage 181

17 A Poisoned Chalice 189

18 A Tryst with Destiny 203

19 Governor-General 221

20 A Deeper Attachment 233

21 Malta Again 243

22 Separate Lives 261

23 Sea Lord 271

24 After Edwina 285

25 Retirement 301

26 Fixer 317

27 Ireland 333

28 Rumours 349

29 Legacy 369

Acknowledgements 385

Selected Bibliography 393

Source Notes 423

Index 479

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