# Killing Rommel - Paperback

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by **Steven Pressfield** (Author)

**A thrilling WWII tale based on the real-life exploits of the Long Range Desert Group, an elite British special forces unit that took on the German Afrika Korps and its legendary commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, "the Desert Fox."**

Autumn 1942. Hitler's legions have swept across Europe; France has fallen; Churchill and the English are isolated on their island. In North Africa, Rommel and his Panzers have routed the British Eighth Army and stand poised to overrun Egypt, Suez, and the oilfields of the Middle East. With the outcome of the war hanging in the balance, the British hatch a desperate plan--send a small, highly mobile, and heavily armed force behind German lines to strike the blow that will stop the Afrika Korps in its tracks.

Narrated from the point of view of a young lieutenant, _Killing Rommel_ brings to life the flair, agility, and daring of this extraordinary secret unit, the Long Range Desert Group. Stealthy and lethal as the scorpion that serves as their insignia, they live by their motto: _Non Vi Sed Arte_\--_Not by Strength, by Guile_ as they gather intelligence, set up ambushes, and execute raids. _Killing Rommel_ chronicles the tactics, weaponry, and specialized skills needed for combat, under extreme desert conditions. And it captures the camaraderie of this "band of brothers" as they perform the acts of courage and cunning crucial to the Allies' victory in North Africa.

Combining scrupulous historical detail and accuracy with remarkable narrative momentum, Pressfield powerfully renders the drama and intensity of warfare, the bonds of men in close combat, and the surprising human emotions and frailties that come into play on the battlefield to create a vivid and authoritative depiction of the desert war.

### Author Biography

STEVEN PRESSFIELD is the author of _Gates of Fire_, _The Virtues of War_, _Tides of War_, _Last of the Amazons_, and _The Afghan Campaign_. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

**Number of Pages:** 320

**Dimensions:** 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN

**Publication Date:** June 02, 2009

## Details

- **Price:** 27.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Historical, Military, Price Written on Book, Thrillers, War & Military

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