Henry R. Schlesinger
The New York Yacht Club Goes to War
During World War I, the lavish yachts of New York’s richest families—replete with Tiffany interiors and pipe organs—were commandeered into hunting German submarines
The Prince of Parties
The Russian émigré Prince Serge Obolensky bestrode New York’s nightlife like a colossus
The Spy Who Dressed Me
During World War II, one of London’s most prominent fashion designers led a secret life as head of an espionage unit operating behind German lines
