The King's speech : how one man saved the British monarchy by Logue, Mark, Conradi, Peter instant download

The King's speech : how one man saved the British monarchy by Logue, Mark, Conradi, Peter instant download

xvi, 298 pages : 25 cm, Albert, Duke of York began to see speech therapist Lionel Logue in a desperate bid to cure his lifelong stammer. Little did the two men know that this unlikely friendship would ultimately save the House of Windsor from collapse. The amiable Logue gave the shy young Duke the skills and the confidence to stand and deliver before a crowd. And when his elder brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry for love, 'Bertie' was able to assume the reins of power as King George VI, Originally published: London : Quercus, 2010, Includes bibliographical references and index, God Save the King -- The 'common colonial' -- Passage to England -- Growing Pains -- Diagnosis -- Court Dress with Feathers -- The Calm Before the Storm -- Edward VIII's 327 Days -- In the Shadow of the Coronation -- After the Coronation -- The Path to War -- 'Kill the Austrian House Painter' -- Dunkirk and the Dark Days -- The Tide Turns -- Victory -- The Last Words