Aldrich and Rory Cormac show how the British secret services grew out of persistent attempts to assassinate Victoria and then operated on a private and informal basis, drawing on close personal relationships between senior spies, the aristocracy, and the monarchy. This reached its zenith after the murder of the Romanovs and the Russian revolution when, fearing a similar revolt in Britain, King George V considered using private networks to provide intelligence on the loyalty of the armed forces - and of the broader population. In 1936, the dramatic abdication of Edward VIII formed a turning poi The Secret Royals - Richard Aldrich od authora Richard Aldrich a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Richard Aldrich |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
736 |
| Rok vydání |
2021 |
| Nakladatelství |
Atlantic Books |
