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The Royal Governor.....and The Duchess: The Duke and Duchess of Windsor in The Bahamas 1940-1945 | 
 enlarge | Author: Owen Platt
Publisher: iUniverse.com
Category: Book
Buy New: $23.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1902449
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 128
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8
ISBN: 0595658660
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780595658664
ASIN: 0595658660
Publication Date: July 14, 2003
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Product Description
At the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939, the British government, alarmed at the Duke and Duchess of WindsorA's association with the Nazis and the possibility that they would remove themselves to the United States to preach their pacifist (and slightly pro-German) credo, decided that a job had to be found for the ex-King Edward VIII. and his wife, the American, Wallis Simpson. He was appointed Governor of The Bahamas, one of the smallest and least important possessions of the British Empire, far away from the scene of battle. Away from their sybaritic living in the south of France, the couple struggled unhappily with the very different lifestyle of minor colonial life. This story is of their successes and their failures during their last official service to The BritishA—and of the only Royal Governor to have served in British colonial history. Owen PlattA's recounting of their escapades in wartime Bahamas is a fascinating insight into a little known aspect of British history.
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Oh, serve the re-hash February 9, 2006
Shirley Corley (Florida)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Anyone really interested in the Windsor's should skip this book. It is a total re-hashing of known events previously published. The events of his governorship were covered, but not in much detail. A great deal of the book was devoted to the history of the circumstances surrounding their births, courtship and abdication. The only new portion of the book was a small up-date on the island as it is now,to include new building projects, demolitions, and current usage of houses etc. No photos were included.
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