Pp. xvii, 598. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $38.00. ISBN: 978-0-521-50971-8 Although blurbed as, among other things, "a modern, balanced, and fascinating account," Rommel's Desert War is ...

during the opening innings of the Second World War in North Africa’s Western Desert, 1940-1941. After the First World War, ‘Collie’ elected to remain in the RAF, serving with distinction in many ...