Desmond young a desert war veteran fought in the war, in the british army in the africa. The book was the first biography of rommel and enjoyed immense popularity, especially in britain. I came for rommel and the german perspective, what i got was a good book. 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.
The desert fox is a 1950 biography of german field marshal erwin rommel by desmond young. Early in 1941, the famed british eighth army was on the route to victory in. It stars james mason in the title role, was directed by henry hathaway, and was based on the book rommel. Young was a prisoner of war until the end on the war. The man who wrote the book of rommel plays himself and his name is desmond young and he was a real soldier of world war 2. The desert fox the author gives us a very insight in the life of erwin rommel. The storied military career of erwin rommel samuel w. The desert fox by brigadier desmond young, who served in the british indian army in north africa. 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. It is mainly about erwin rommel and his military career from wwi to his death. Rommel, the desert fox by desmond young book 50 editions published between 1950 and 20 in 4 languages and held by 2,008 worldcat member libraries. 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. The author of this book, brigadier general desmond young, fought against rommel in north africa, was captured by. Rommel by desmond young is one of the earliest, and still stands as one of the bestresearched, examinations of the immortal desert fox.
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