Originally Posted by
Mogwi
Killing Rommel by Steven Pressfield.
The true story of a Long Range Dessert Group patrol whose aim was to find and kill Rommel in the North African wastelands. Amazing story of the most incredible hardships overcome and vicious battles fought before they (spoiler alert!) actually catch up with him. The meeting is not quite what any of the participants anticipated!
Mog
Absolutely agree - a cracking read Mogwi although it is classified as a novel - so perhaps a work of fiction based on true LRDG experiences ??
For anybody interested in the LRDG/desert warfare (although Dessert sounds tastier
) I would also recommend...
Lost in Libya – In Search of the Long Range Desert Group (2009)
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/36199
A very nicely made docu by Brendan O'Carroll about the hunt for 3 LRDG Chevvy Trucks abandoned at Gebel Sherif in Libya (1941),including commentary from some NZ LRDG vets and some unique 8mm movie footage of the LRDG at work by 'Wink' Adams (LRDG Trooper)
Link to trailer above - it is available to download from vimeo for a small fee ,it is HD quality and quite a large filesize (11.9 gigs) - took approx an hour to download onto my decrepit old PC
