{"product_id":"rommels-desert-war-samuel-w-mitcham-9780811734134","title":"Rommel's Desert War: The Life and Death of the Afrika Korps","description":"\u003cli\u003eThe most famous battles of one of World War II's most legendary commanders\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eTold largely from Rommel's perspective, using his papers and letters\u003cp\u003eIn a series of battles marked by daring raids and quick-armored thrusts against a numerically superior enemy, Erwin Rommel, the notorious Desert Fox, and his Afrika Korps waged one of World War II's toughest campaigns in the North African desert in 1942. The Axis campaign climaxed in June with the recapture of Tobruk, a triumph that netted 33,000 prisoners and earned Rommel a field marshal's baton. By fall, however, after setbacks at Alam Halfa and the 2 battles of El Alamein, the Afrika Korps teetered on the brink of defeat, which would come in Tunisia 6 months later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samuel W. Mitcham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811734137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811734134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stackpole Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.06w x 0.63d","brand":"Samuel W. Mitcham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926348300543,"sku":"9780811734134","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9dc91057-ac73-465f-901b-1b0394984ed1.jpg?v=1681082574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rommels-desert-war-samuel-w-mitcham-9780811734134","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}