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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 22 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Greg Patmore. |
| Summary |
Following the New York Times bestselling The King's Speech, this eagerly anticipated sequel takes King George VI and his confidant and speech therapist Lionel Logue into the darkest days of World War II. The broadcast that George VI made to the British nation on the outbreak of war in September 1939-which formed the climax of the multi-Oscar-winning film The King's Speech-was the product of years of hard work with Lionel Logue, his iconoclastic, Australian-born speech therapist. Yet the relationship between the two men did not end there. Far from it: in the years that followed, Logue was to play an even more important role at the monarch's side. The King's War follows that relationship through the dangerous days of Dunkirk and the drama of D-Day to eventual victory in 1945-and beyond. Like the first book, it is written by Peter Conradi, a London Sunday Times journalist, and Mark Logue (Lionel's grandson), and again draws on exclusive material from the Logue Archive-the collection of diaries, letters, and other documents left by Lionel and his wife, Myrtle. This gripping narrative provides a fascinating portrait of two men and their respective families-the Windsors and the Logues-as they together face the greatest challenge in Britain's history. ForewordPrologue: The King's FuneralChapter One The First Wartime SpeechChapter Two: SitzkriegChapter Three: The Big FreezeChapter Four: The "tab in the back"Chapter Five: DunkirkChapter Six: The BlitzChapter Seven: No Longer AloneChapter Eight: Letter to RupertChapter Nine: Cutting the Gordian KnotChapter Ten: The March on RomeChapter Eleven: D-DayChapter Twelve: VictoryChapter Thirteen: Voices from the Other SideChapter Fourteen: The Last WordsEpilogue "A sequel that chronicles the relationship and mutual respect between the men…[and] offers firsthand accounts of the experiences of the king and his family. VERDICT Highly recommended for readers of British history; the history of royalty, especially the Windsors; and above all, the events following The King's Speech." "Touching and nostalgic…Fans of The King's Speech will be thrilled with this poignant sequel." "A fresh-feeling account of the war years in London and the sympathy the public held for their royal family." "In a resonant baritone, with a tinge of a British inflection, narrator Greg Patmore expertly depicts their continuing friendship and professional relationship…Patmore's authoritative, crisp, and vibrant performance brings the worlds of both the Windsors and the Logues to life. Logue family diaries, letters, and other documents were extensively mined, and Patmore enlivens them." |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952.
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Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953 -- Friends and associates.
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Logue, Lionel, 1880-1953.
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George VI, King of Great Britain, 1895-1952 -- Friends and associates.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Great Britain -- History -- George VI, 1936-1952.
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Conradi, Peter (Journalist), author.
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Patmore, Greg, narrator.
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hoopla digital.
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| Added Title |
Friendship of George VI and Lionel Logue during World War II. |
| ISBN |
9781094029993 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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1094029998 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT13284715 |
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