The Reluctant King: The Life & Reign of George VI, 1895-1952

xi, [3], 506, [2] pp. 8vo. A biography of Queen Elizabeth II's father, who inherited the throne after his older brother Edward abdicated. Bradford discusses the "abdication crisis, the King's leadership during the war, his relationship with Churchill, the unfolding saga of the two brothers," etc. Includes a genealogical table of the House of Windsor, and two sections of black-and-white photographs.