Joseph Kearney and the Hunt for Rommel: The Life of a Newfoundland Commando

This is the fascinating story of a young Newfoundlander’s journey to hunt the infamous General Erwin Rommel, the “Desert Fox,” at his headquarters in the Libyan Desert in North Africa. Included are excerpts from numerous letters to his parents back home, which give great insight into his life as a soldier and prisoner of war. Joseph Francis Kearney of St. John’s was eighteen when he enlisted in the First Royal Artillery Contingent during World War II and deployed to England. After the arriv...