King George VI - His Life and Reign: John W. Wheeler-Bennett

From the moment of his accession to the close of his life, King George VI (b. 1895; reigned 1936 - 1952) was faced with a series of major emergencies - the aftermath of the abdication, the Czechoslovak crisis, the six searing years of war, followed by the grim austerity and grave problems of the post-war reconstruction period. In all these vital events the King played his own considerable part with an outstanding devotion to duty, sparing himself nothing and eventually succumbing to the strain of the burden of his office.Almost 900 pages of detailed research including genealogical charts and black and white photographs.