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The West End Front

- The Wartime Secrets of London's Grand Hotels
Af: Matthew Sweet Engelsk Paperback

The West End Front

- The Wartime Secrets of London's Grand Hotels
Af: Matthew Sweet Engelsk Paperback
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The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge''s - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled governments of Europe. And now, Matthew Sweet''s West End Front is just as teeming with the incredible cast of characters from this unique period of London''s history.

Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill''s private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge''s declared Yugoslav territory for one night only. Matthew Sweet has interviewed them all for this account of the extraordinary events that unfolded under the reinforced ceilings of London''s grand hotels.

Using the memories of first-hand witnesses, the contents of newly declassified government files and a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs and photographs, he has reconstructed a lost world of scandal, intrigue and fortitude.

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The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge''s - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled governments of Europe. And now, Matthew Sweet''s West End Front is just as teeming with the incredible cast of characters from this unique period of London''s history.

Meet the girl from MI5 who had the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas; the barman who was appointed the keeper of Winston Churchill''s private bottle of whisky; the East End Communist who marched with his comrades into the air-raid shelter of the Savoy; the throneless prince born in a suite at Claridge''s declared Yugoslav territory for one night only. Matthew Sweet has interviewed them all for this account of the extraordinary events that unfolded under the reinforced ceilings of London''s grand hotels.

Using the memories of first-hand witnesses, the contents of newly declassified government files and a wealth of previously unpublished letters, memoirs and photographs, he has reconstructed a lost world of scandal, intrigue and fortitude.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 400
ISBN-13: 9780571234783
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 057123478X
Udg. Dato: 7 jun 2012
Længde: 25mm
Bredde: 127mm
Højde: 198mm
Forlag: Faber & Faber
Oplagsdato: 7 jun 2012
Forfatter(e): Matthew Sweet
Forfatter(e) Matthew Sweet


Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie


ISBN-13 9780571234783


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 400


Udgave


Længde 25mm


Bredde 127mm


Højde 198mm


Udg. Dato 7 jun 2012


Oplagsdato 7 jun 2012


Forlag Faber & Faber

Kategori sammenhænge