The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa. Rommel the desert fox by brigadier desmond young and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Out of print since 1979, desmond young s classic study of erwin rommel the leader of germanys afrika korpswhich had 30 hardcover printings, is now back. Early in 1941, the famed british eighth army was on the route to victory in north africa. The text is illustrated with 10 sepia toned photographs throughout the book and the occasional map. Discover book depositorys huge selection of desmond young books online. Defeat in the desert rommel, the desert fox desmond young the end in africa alan moorehead the history of wwii vol. The tough general who personally conducted reconnaissance under fire in an open car while his tank commanders hid in armored turrets. Being written just after the second world war, the biography was written when events were still fresh in everyones mind which provides a different insight than obtained from more recent books. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Rommel ebook by desmond young 97814474848 rakuten kobo. Blackandwhite photographic frontispiece of fieldmarshal rommel.
In world war ii, he served in abyssinia, syria and the western desert. The desert fox by desmond young will give numerous motivations, concerning the life and. Desmond young a desert war veteran fought in the war, in the british army in the africa. With rommel in the desert h w schmidt paperback book. Rommel is a highly illuminating figure when looking at the success of hitler in germany up to about 1941, and at the underlying rot in the regime. Later he interviewed rommels family and former officers to gain insight to who rommel was. Paperback published in 1987, kindle edition published in 20, 0688067719 hardcover published in 1978, 0425016. This book takes place in europe during world war i and world war ii and in north africa during wwii. Desmond young is the author of books such as rommel. Rommel by desmond young, first edition abebooks passion for books. Being written just after the second world war, the biography was written when events were still fresh in everyones mind which provides a different insight than obtained from more recent. The author of this book, brigadier general desmond young, fought against rommel in north africa, was captured by him, and after his release at the end of the war visited rommel s family and talked with many of his. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Iv, 288 pages, acknowledgements, foreword by fieldmarshal sir claude auchinleck, two. Desmond young books biography and list of works author. He was a battalion commander before he was twentyfive. The desert fox by desmond young will give numerous. The desert fox is a 1950 biography of german field marshal erwin rommel by desmond young. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of world war ii. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Desmond young, again by postwar interviews, gives a lengthier summation of those events. Rommel the desert fox, last round against rommel lot vintage ww2 paperback.
It has a forward by field marshall sir claude auchinleck. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Foreword ii the author of this book, brigadier desmond young has spared no pains to learn the facts of rommeps life and death from his family and others. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience.
Brigadier desmond young served with distinction in two world wars. Missing dj, corners lightly bumped, gutter cracked at. Brigadier young was of the opinion that in all armies there exists a small company of exceptional young. This book contains the story of rommel, the famous german field marshal of world war ii, commonly known as desert fox. Between the wars he ran a salvage company and then became a. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. He was an actor and writer, known for the desert fox. Rommel the desert fox desmond young hcdj 1950 wwii africa. Rommel the desert fox, last round against rommel lot vintage ww2. Rommel the desert fox by desmond young 1950 vintage hardcover book, dust jacket. Reference to roland bradford in the book rommel by. Rommel by desmond young hardcover reprint 1954 from. The author of this book, brigadier general desmond young, fought against rommel in north africa, was captured by him, and after his release at the end of the war visited rommel s family and talked with many of his fellow officers.
Rommel, the desert fox by young, desmond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. By the end of this engrossing biography other german generals shine like general fritz bayerlein and general speidel. The biography of the north african fox fieldmarshal rommel. Rommel by young, desmond seller books in bulgaria published 1950 condition very good with no dust jacket. Rommel desmond young fontana books en ingles mercado. Jun 09, 2011 the book is about rommel as a man and tactician and leaves topics such as national socialism and hitler to other writers except as such things affected rommel. Seen type the author, it can be relied on that this book rommel. The brigadier had been taken prisoner by rommel in north africa and had a high regard for the skills of the german afrika korps leader. Rommel by desmond young hardcover reprint 1950 from. The desert fox desmond young a classic work widely regarded as the best book on rommel and the desert war, it is written by a brigadier who personally witnessed much of the action described and diligently reseached his subject after wars end. Red coloured boards with gilt titles to the backstrip. In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book.
Desmond youngs biography succeeds in depicting the perils and layers of the german military hierarchy, and reveals the natural instincts of rommel in his early youth and world war i escapades that delight the reader. Rommel author young, desmond illustrator photographic formatbinding hardcover book condition used good jacket condition good quantity available 1 edition reprint binding hardcover publisher. The desert fox by desmond young this is a popular publication that is published from popular publisher. Reference to roland bradford in the book rommel by brigadier. The book is about rommel as a man and tactician and leaves topics. The desert fox the author gives us a very insight in the life of erwin rommel. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa the movie played a significant role. Speidel, probably more guilty in the hitler plot than rommel, was able to escape the gestapo net because of his academic gifts of a. Rommel the desert fox desmond young nazi general ww ii. Find rommel, the desert fox by young, desmond at biblio. Rommel by desmond young is one of the earliest, and still stands as one of the bestresearched, examinations of the immortal desert fox. Full text of rommel desmond young internet archive.
Rommel,the desert fox germanys afrika korps by young, desmond and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Commanding officer of the 9th battalion durham light infantry. He was wounded in the first liquidfire attack at ypres in 1915, winning a military cross. In 1950 brigadier desmond young finally published his book rommel. Rommel by young, desmond book the fast free shipping. He died on june 27, 1966 in sark, channel islands, uk. Read rommel by desmond young available from rakuten kobo.
The book led the western allies, particularly the british, to depict rommel as the good german and our friend rommel, contributing to the formation of the rommel myth. Young, you can more than what you receive from various other publication rommel. Thus, he is able to tell us about intrigues that went on in the german high command during the war, he is able to. The book is about rommel as a man and tactician and leaves topics such as national socialism and hitler to other writers except as such things affected rommel. It stars james mason in the title role, was directed by henry hathaway, and was based on the book rommel. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Rommel by desmond young hardcover reprint 1972 from.
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