New York: Dell Publishing, 1991. First Paperback Edition. First Printing. Mass market paperback. Pocket paperbk, 355, wraps, illus., bibliography, index, spine creased, slight wear to cover edges, ink date inside rear cover. Text slightly darkened. Includes Preface, Introduction by Stephen E. Ambrose, and Prologue. Also includes chapters on Growing Up, 1911-1929; The Reichswehr and My Teacher, Rommel; The Buildup of the Wehrmacht, 1934-1939; Europe on the Eve of War; Travels and Experiences; Blitzkrieg: Poland, 1939; Interim, 1939-1940; France, 1940; Interim, 1940o-1941; The Russian Campaign, June 1941 to January 1942; Interim, 1942; North Africa, 1942; Rommel, the Desert Fox; The Retreat from El Alamein; The end in North Africa, 1943; Berlin and Paris, 1943-1944; The Start of the Invasion, 6 June 1944; "Operation Goodwood," 18/19 July 1944; Retreat to Germany, August--November 1944; Fighting the Americans, December 1944; The Eastern Front: The Last Battle; The 21st Panzer Division as "Fire Brigade"; The Beginning of the End; The End; Capture and Deportation; In the Coal Mines of the Caucasus Mountains; Kultura and Corruption: The Russian Mentality; Punishment Camp: Hunger Strike and the KGB; Release; A New Start, Epilogue, Selected Bibliography, and Index. Van Luck delivers a highly personal account of the war, writing vividly about the soldiers he fought against and the terrain he fought on. Field Marshal Rommel, portrayed in decisive action as well as in contemplative thought, is a particularly dominant personality. But it is the ordinary German soldier who emerges as the real hero of the book. More