{"product_id":"killing-rommel-pb-z44","title":"Steven Pressfield: KILLING ROMMEL Z44 [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn unputdownable and incredibly evocative military novel full of thrilling battle scenes and flesh and blood characters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e from Steven Pressfield, author of The Sunday Times Bestseller Gates of Fire. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A terrific read...this is historical fiction at its very best.\" -- JAMES HOLLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A splendid tour-de-force...it should not be missed\" -- \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Both a captivating history lesson and rousing guts-n-glory saga\" -- \u003ci\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Compelling...the narrative is a page turner\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Mr Pressfield is a true craftsman in the best possible way. You LIVE the story while he is telling it\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Simply a brilliant read\" -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e****************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNORTH AFRICA, 1942. AN ELITE BRITISH ARMY UNIT IS ON A DEADLY MISSION. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAutumn, 1942\u003c\/b\u003e: Hitler's legions have swept across Europe. Soviet Russia reels under the German onslaught while across the channel, Britain struggles on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd in \u003cb\u003eNorth Africa\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eField Marshall Erwin Rommel \u003c\/b\u003eand his \u003cb\u003eAfrika Korps\u003c\/b\u003e have routed the 8th Army, threatening the oil fields of the Middle East. The war hangs in the balance...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOut of this, the British hatch a desperate plan - to send a small, highly mobile fighting force behind enemy lines to strike a blow that will stop Rommel's army in its tracks. It is to be called the \u003cb\u003eLong Range Desert Group\u003c\/b\u003e and its exploits will become the stuff of legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on real events, Steven Pressfield's bold novel brings to pulse-racing life the ingenuity and daring of this maverick commando unit - \u003cb\u003ea disparate, dedicated 'band of brothers' who sacrificed so much for the sake of freedom...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pressfield, Steven","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":47451286208851,"sku":"XV80553819526","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":44301144686882,"sku":"9780553819526","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/pressfield-steven-steven-pressfield-killing-rommel-z44-2009-paperback-59070065082707.jpg?v=1727924705","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/killing-rommel-pb-z44","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}