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The West End front : the wartime secrets of London's grand hotels
Matthew Sweet.
- London : Faber, 2011.
- ix, 362 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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Eisenhower C Level
- Subjects
- Genre
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- History.
- Summary
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- The Ritz, the Savoy, the Dorchester and Claridge's - during the Second World War they teemed with spies, con-artists, deposed royals and the exiled governments of Europe.
- Contents
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- note: 1. Aliens
- 2. Reds
- 3. Players
- 4. Brigades
- 5. Cons
- 6. Parents
- 7. Subterraneans
- 8. Traitors
- 9. Majesties
- 10. Strikers.
- Other information
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-342) and index.
- OCLC
- ISBN
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- 0571234771
- 9780571234776
- Identifying numbers
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- LCCN: 2011535727
- OCLC: 739420743
- OCLC: 739420743