THE MEMOIRS OF FIELD MARSHAL KESSELRING: BOOK CLUB EDITION REPRINTED 1974

A black coloured hardback book, with gilt titles on the spine, comes with nice clean, unclipped, dust jacket. This book is in really good condition, and as its a used book, normal wear, marks, and tear apply consistent with use and age. Just a few small brown marks to top edge of papers, otherwise all 319 pages intact, clean, readable and tight binding. Translated by Lynton Hudson and reprinted in 1974 for the Book Club Edition, printed in Great Britain at the University Printing House Cambridge. No living German carried more responsibility during the Second World War than Field-Marshal Kesselring. Originally an army officer he transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1935, where he was second to Goering in the Battle of Britain. He directed the air fleet co-operating with the Afrika Korps in the Desert Campaign, and was often personally in the midst of the fighting. As Commander-in-Chief in Italy in 1943 and 1944 all German forces in this sphere were under his control, and after the failure of the Ardennes offensive he replaced Von Rundstedt as Commander-in-Chief, of the West. His conviction for war crimes created widespread controversy, supporters among his former enemies declaring that but for his conduct Italy would have been devasted.…