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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Pier Paolo Battistelli , Peter Dennis (Illustrator)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Osprey Publishing Volume: No. 5 Dimensions: Width: 18.40cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 24.80cm Weight: 0.250kg ISBN: 9781846036859ISBN 10: 1846036852 Pages: 64 Publication Date: 10 July 2010 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable ![]() The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: English Table of ContentsIntroduction Early years Military life Hour of destiny Opposing commanders Inside the mind When war is done A life in words Further reading IndexReviewsErwin Rommel, nicknamed 'The Desert Fox, ' is covered here in a survey that blends over 40 photographs from a range of European collectors with color plates of battles, maps, and in-depth coverage of Rommel's strategies. It comes from an author with a PhD in military history and is not to be missed by any in-depth military collection. - The Midwest Book Review (November 2010)<br><br> Dynamic artwork, rare photographs, good supportive references. Whether to introduce you to 'The Desert Fox' or to further your knowledge of him, this is a fine book. -Frederick Boucher, Armorama (November 2010) Author InformationPier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in military history at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. For Osprey, he has already written Rommel’s Afrika Korps, three volumes on the Panzer divisions in the Battle Orders series and many more. Peter Dennis was born in 1950. Inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn he studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |