{"product_id":"the-mountbattens","title":"The Mountbattens","description":"\u003cp\u003eA major figure behind his nephew Philips marriage to Queen Elizabeth II and instrumental in the royal family taking the Mountbatten name  Dickie Mountbattens career included being Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia during World War Two and the last Viceroy of India.  Once the richest woman in Britain and a playgirl who enjoyed numerous affairs  Edwina Mountbatten emerged from World War Two as a magnetic and talented charity worker loved around the world.  From the prize-winning and bestselling historian  Andrew Lownie  comes a nuanced portrayal of two very unusual people and their complex marriage to mark the 40th anniversary of Lord Mountbattens assassination by the IRA.  From British high society and the South of France to the battlefields of Burma and the Viceroys House  this is a rich and filmic story whose characters include all the key figures of the Second World War. From Churchill and Montgomery to Roosevelt and Eisenhower; the Royal Family  including the Duke of Windsor  George VI  the Queen  Prince Philip and Prince Charles; to Charlie Chaplin  Noel Coward  Salvador Dali  George Gershwin  Grace Kelly and Merle Oberon.    Praise for Stalins Englishman  a Guardian Book of the Year  Times Best Biography of the Year and Mail on Sunday Biography of the Year:  An abundance of vivid detail... a matchless and splendidly exciting read Times Complicated  revelatory: a superb biography more riveting than a spy novel Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986176372789,"sku":"ByrdShop_1788702565","price":30.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781788702560.jpg?v=1770890669","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-mountbattens","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}