Item #224536 Rommel / Desmond Young ; with a foreword by Sir Claude Auchinleck. Desmond Young.

Rommel / Desmond Young ; with a foreword by Sir Claude Auchinleck

1950, 3rd impression. London : Collins. 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). Item #224536

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