Author: YOUNG, DESMOND
Title: Rommel / Desmond Young ; with a foreword by Sir Claude Auchinleck
Description: London : Collins 1950. 3rd impression. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Spine cover sun-toned. Remains quite well-preserved overall.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 288 pages; 288 p. 8 leaves of plates : ill ; maps. ports ; Additional maps on end papers ; 23 cm. Subjects: Rommel. Erwin 1891-1944. - Biography. Rommel. Erwin - Studies. Generals - Germany - Biography. Marshals - Germany - Biography. World War. 1939-1945 - Germany. Contents: Benghazi (return) -- 'Our friend Rommel' -- Between two wars -- Ghost division -- 'None so blind' -- Desert ups and downs: I. Rommel vs Wavell; II. Operation Crusader -- To the gates of Alexandria -- Such was the enemy. I. 'Desert-worthy'; II Nostr'alleati Italiani: III. Civil war -- The end in Africa -- 'A pitiless destinay'.Appendices: Rommel's record of service; The Rommel papers (on the N. African campaign. 1941-43).Weight in Kg appr.:

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