{"product_id":"2026200015585-secondhand-the-life-and-times-of-lord-mountbatten","title":"The Life And Times Of Lord Mountbatten","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in modern British history commanded the stage quite like Admiral of the Fleet Lord Louis Mountbatten — statesman, naval commander, and the last Viceroy of India — and The Life and Times of Lord Mountbatten presents his remarkable life in vivid, illustrated detail. Based on the acclaimed television documentary series, John Terraine's biography chronicles Mountbatten's extraordinary journey from his privileged royal birth as a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, through the crucible of two World Wars, to his pivotal and controversial role in the partition of India in 1947. With a foreword penned by Mountbatten himself, the narrative carries an unparalleled sense of personal authority, offering readers rare insight into the private convictions of a very public man.\n\nTerraine, a distinguished military historian renowned for his authoritative and unflinching prose, constructs a portrait that is both panoramic in its historical scope and intimate in its character study. The book sits at the intersection of personal memoir and national chronicle, illuminating the grand sweep of 20th-century British imperial decline through the life of one of its most charismatic participants. Rich with photographs drawn from the television series, it raises the compelling question of whether Mountbatten was history's great architect — or merely its most glamorous passenger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203221430491,"sku":"2026200015585-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/12f19552-fb17-4b01-9e4a-7b45cfe3991e.png?v=1788146025","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015585-secondhand-the-life-and-times-of-lord-mountbatten","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}