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The King's Private Army
Protecting the British Royal Family During the Second World War
Taschenbuch von Andrew Stewart
Sprache: Englisch

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Following the surrender of France in June 1940 Britain prepared to defend itself against a potential German invasion. In great secrecy a decision was taken to establish an elite bodyguard to protect the British Royal Family. Led initially by Major Jimmy Coats, a Coldstream Guards officer and celebrated winter sportsman, it was given the innocuous title of 'The Coats Mission', but its proposed role was perhaps the most important assigned to any unit in the British armed forces. It was intended that this group would evacuate King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses, Margaret and her sister Elizabeth, to a place of safety away from London. For the next two years it trained and prepared for the role in the face of what was believed to be a very real threat, and this study, drawing on previously unseen documents, interviews and archival material, provides its history and explains how the Royal Family's protection was viewed. Beginning with the prewar shelter preparations for the Royal Households and running through the increased anxiety of the 1940 invasion threat and Blitz, the renewed danger in 1941 and then the progressive reduction in the special measures in the years that followed, The King's Private Army offers the first dedicated account of a largely unknown but potentially critical element of the defense of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
Following the surrender of France in June 1940 Britain prepared to defend itself against a potential German invasion. In great secrecy a decision was taken to establish an elite bodyguard to protect the British Royal Family. Led initially by Major Jimmy Coats, a Coldstream Guards officer and celebrated winter sportsman, it was given the innocuous title of 'The Coats Mission', but its proposed role was perhaps the most important assigned to any unit in the British armed forces. It was intended that this group would evacuate King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses, Margaret and her sister Elizabeth, to a place of safety away from London. For the next two years it trained and prepared for the role in the face of what was believed to be a very real threat, and this study, drawing on previously unseen documents, interviews and archival material, provides its history and explains how the Royal Family's protection was viewed. Beginning with the prewar shelter preparations for the Royal Households and running through the increased anxiety of the 1940 invasion threat and Blitz, the renewed danger in 1941 and then the progressive reduction in the special measures in the years that followed, The King's Private Army offers the first dedicated account of a largely unknown but potentially critical element of the defense of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
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Andrew Stewart is a Senior Lecturer within the Defence Studies Department, King's College London, the academic component of the United Kingdom's Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC). Currently he is the Land Historian supporting the Higher Com
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Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781910777282
ISBN-10: 1910777285
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stewart, Andrew
Hersteller: Helion & Company
Maße: 233 x 154 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Stewart
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2016
Gewicht: 0,307 kg
Artikel-ID: 123935396
Über den Autor
Andrew Stewart is a Senior Lecturer within the Defence Studies Department, King's College London, the academic component of the United Kingdom's Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC). Currently he is the Land Historian supporting the Higher Com
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
Genre: Biographien
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781910777282
ISBN-10: 1910777285
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Stewart, Andrew
Hersteller: Helion & Company
Maße: 233 x 154 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Stewart
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.03.2016
Gewicht: 0,307 kg
Artikel-ID: 123935396
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