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Prince Frederick, MD, May 29, 2008—Recorded Books, the world’s premiere publisher of unabridged audiobooks since 1979 and a Haights Cross Communications company, has published the unabridged audio recording of Killing Rommel, by Steven Pressfield. This unabridged audiobook is narrated by well-known actor Alfred Molina. This new audio recording, available in CD and cassette formats and as a Playaway digital audiobook, is available immediately.
Killing Rommel is based on the actual plot in 1942 and 1943 by British armed forces to assassinate the “Desert Fox,” German Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, in North Africa. The novel is narrated by a young British Army officer who joins the now legendary Long Range Desert Group who stalked Axis forces throughout the war. In what one critic has called a “tour de force” of World War II narrative, Killing Rommel captures in realistic detail the drama of desert commando warfare and the life-and-death challenges of navigating in the hostile North African desert. The novel combines a tale of wartime romance with convincing historical detail and compelling storytelling.
Pressfield is also the author of five acclaimed novels of ancient warfare – Gates of Fire, about the Battle of Thermopylae; Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War; Last of the Amazons, about Theseus, the legendary King of Athens; The Virtues of War, about Alexander the Great; and The Afghan Campaign, about Alexander the Great's conquests in Afghanistan. (Gates of Fire, Tides of War, and Last of the Amazons have been published as unabridged audiobooks by Recorded Books.) Pressfield is also the author of The Legend of Bagger Vance. He lives in Los Angeles, California.
Alfred Molina, narrator of Killing Rommel, is a Tony Award-nominated British-American actor. He made his film debut in Raiders of the Lost Ark, as Indiana Jones’ ill-fated guide in the opening scenes, and has had key roles in films such as Spider-Man 2, Prick Up Your Ears, Not Without My Daughter, Chocolat, Frida, and The Da Vinci Code. His stage work includes a Royal National Theatre production of The Night of the Iguana and a Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof in which Molina played Tevya, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical.
(Editors: For digital photos of the cover of the Recorded Books audiobook of Killing Rommel, please send an e-mail to donnac@recordedbooks.com.)
About Recorded Books:
Recorded Books, a Haights Cross Communications company, produces and distributes unabridged audiobooks and other audio products to public and university libraries and schools, in cassette, CD, and downloadable formats. Over 8,000 titles are available for adults, children, and young adults in English and Spanish languages narrated by professional, award-winning actors. Recorded Books also distributes music, educational lectures, independent films, and nonfiction films on DVD. Packaging is designed for high circulation. One-year warranty, cataloging, processing, and free marc records are available. For more information, visit www.recordedbooks.com.
About Haights Cross Communications:
Founded in 1997 and based in White Plains, NY, Haights Cross Communications is a premier educational and library publisher dedicated to creating the finest books, audio products, periodicals, software and online services, serving the following markets: K-12 supplemental education, public and school libraries, consumers, and continuing medical education. Haights Cross companies include: Sundance/Newbridge Educational Publishing (Northborough, MA), Triumph Learning (New York, NY), Buckle Down Publishing and Options Publishing (Iowa City, IA), Recorded Books (Prince Frederick, MD), and Oakstone Publishing (Birmingham, AL). For more information, visit www.haightscross.com.
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