But, while his fame and glory came as a general and field marshal, it was as a lieutenant in the first world war that he earned his greatest honor. Merchandise get the simple history books on amazon. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommels book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism. Selected campaigns and battles conducted by erwin rommel and bernard. Online book infantry attacks by erwin rommel shop audio cheap ibooks. As a youth he showed a great deal of technical aptitude and had even considered becoming an engineer before enlisting in. Find highquality erwin rommel stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. He entered the army in 1910 and rose slowly through the ranks. Tanks attack about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Erwin rommel s most popular book is infantry attacks. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel in chm, fb2, txt download ebook.
Johannes erwin eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german general and military theorist. Why do so many consider erwin rommel to be such a great. I think he was little more than a military man serving his country that, at the time was run by one of the most evil murderous regimes in history. It is a dramatisation of the last days of german general erwin rommel. The end of a legend and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
Rommel, the desert fox, was the ultimate military tactician as well as consummate leader of men. The story of germanys brilliant desert fox who nearly outfoxed allied troops in world war ii, and then later plotted to. Read about the daring exploits of general erwin rommel during world wars i and ii in this tale of true combat. It was published in 1937 and became essential reading for both german and allied commanders during world war ii. List of books and articles about erwin rommel online. Genealogy profile for karl manfred rommel karl manfred rommel 1897 1969 genealogy genealogy for karl manfred rommel 1897 1969 family tree on geni, with over 190 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Hitlers ultimate weapon wasnt super tanks or submarines but a general like no. Popularly known as the desert fox, he served as field marshal in the wehrmacht of nazi germany. Ralf georg reuth paints a different portrait of erwin rommel. Field marshal erwin rommel s heroic opposition to hitler in 1944 cost him his life. The rommel papers is a definite read for those who have interest in world war ii.
In this intriguing, wellpaced tale of a journalistic coup, marshall, the first to discover the real events behind rommel s death, tells how he learned the facts from rommel s widow and delves into the great general s background and death. In this intriguing, wellpaced tale of a journalistic coup, marshall, the first to discover the real events behind rommels death, tells how he learned the facts from rommels widow and delves into the great general s background and death. He knew how to fight and did it well in his profession, which is the job. Their charismatic leader, the dynamic erwin rommel, the desert fox, was the most highly respected german general of world war ii. Erwin rommel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
In a revealing letter written by manfred rommel, he tells of his. Montgomery is a competent general, but rommel is a more capable general. The book that took rommel to high command in world war ii rommels highly regarded analysis of infantry tactics superb insight into his experiences during wwi with a personal introduction by his son manfred field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied soldiers of the eighth army in the. Erwin rommels most popular book is infantry attacks. Douglas sterling is a bookseller and freelance writer from northern kentucky who has published works on julius caesar. History has smiled kindly on erwin rommel praised by both his enemies and his own side but while there is much evidence for his tactical skills as a general, he was not really in a position to practice wide strategic control, and when he was. The erwin rommel book in question is most likely to be infantry attacks, published in the middle of the 30s as infanterie greift an. Rommel provides riveting accounts of his time at company and lower field grade leadership, which is a glimpse of history a. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. In the film of the same name patton declares to have read the rommel book. Erwin rommel was, for a time, hitlers favorite general.
Erwin rommel was undoubtedly one of the finest generals of the second world war, his strategic mind and patient approach led his men to victory after victory early in the war. Erwin rommel was born in heidenheim, germany, the son of a headmaster. Erwin rommel was born johannes erwin eugen rommel on november 15, 1891 in heideheim, german empire. Letter reveals rommels son account of his general father.
For those who enjoy military history, erwin rommels infantry attacks is wellwritten and sometimes inspiring book about a german officer who, despite fighting on the losing side, seemed to have won far more than he lost. Written directly after combat, rommel critiques his own battle strategies and tactics during world war i in an attempt to learn further from his losses and victories. See whole dustjacket previous versions include compressed pdf files. Rommel, erwin general field marshall, germany commander of the german afrika. At the time of the books writing in the mid1930s, rommel s rank was lieutenant colonel. Erwin rommel, nicknamed the desert fox, is given the option of facing a public trial for treason, as a. A poignant account of the german general erwin rommel being led away to his death told by his teenage son has been discovered. Rommel and his art of war was written by erwin rommel and the description says. Popularly known as the desert fox, he served as field marshal in the wehrmacht defense force of nazi germany during world war ii, as well as serving in the reichswehr of the weimar republic, and the army of imperial germany rommel. Illustrated with 120 photographs, many taken by rommel himself. This is not to say that rommel wasnt a good, aggressive general, but the. In the book rommels greatest victory, samuel mitcham explained that. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel pdf free download ebook.
In this classic study of the art of war rommel analyses. Rommel joined the german army in 1910 and served with distinction during world war i, in campaigns in france, romania and italy. Tanks attack about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the north. His father, erwin rommel 186019 was a math teacher, and later a secondary school headmaster at aalen. Hitlers ultimate weapon wasnt super tanks or submarines but a. That said, i am only on page 5 and i absolutely love this english translation of the original book. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12421 ratings. Field marshall erwin rommel was one of the most celebrated nazi commanders during world war ii, a sly tactician whose exploits in north africa earned him the nickname the desert fox.
To major roger cirillo, who filled my arms with books and my head with ideas. At the time of the books writing in the mid1930s, rommels rank was lieutenant colonel. Erwin johannes eugen rommel gained immortality in the north african campaign of 19411943. Published in very limited numbers on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the death of generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel, this beautiful, understated 838 x 9 inch, 100 page heavily illustrated hardcover book is a perfect tribute to the nearperfect soldier perhaps the best germany had to offer in world war ii. During world war i he served as an infantry lieutenant with. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel published in german in 1937. After the success in 1940, when as the commander of a panzer division he crushed the french, rommel was appointed to the command of the german forces in africa afrika korps where his tactical genius, recognized even by the enemy, and the ability to inspire his soldiers and use limited resources at maximum levels. German general erwin rommelaka the desert foxdies by. Do not fight a battle if you dont gain anything by winning erwin rommel. You can buy it at, it is unlikely that rommel would have found the time to write a book after returning from africa. Infantry attacks takes the reader to erwin rommels trials and tribulations as a young lieutenant during the first world war. What is considered the definitive book on erwin rommel. The famed leader of hitlers afrika korps, rommel was a military genius who earned many victories for germany. Rommel brilliantly commanded an armored division in the attack 1940 on france.
As a young man rommels father had been a leutnant in the artillery. Infantry attacks is a classic book on military tactics written by german field marshal erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. The desert fox is a 1951 blackandwhite biographical war film from 20th century fox about field marshal erwin rommel in the later stages of world war ii. Erwin rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german general and military theorist.
Erwin johannes rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the german army as a cadet in 1910. Carries the reader from the alps in wwi to north africa in wwii. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. Rommel on infantry erwin rommel wrote this book originally titled, infanterie greift an infantry attacks, in which he examined and analyzed the many battles he fought in during first world war. Had the powers that be thoughtfully listened to and followed the input of rommel, it is quite possible that ww ii may have ended with a different winner. Caption author english united kingdom caption author portuguese caption authors spanish latin america. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied soldiers of the eighth army in the second world war. Rommel had planned to write a successor called panzer greift an in english. Like the general himself, this book is understated yet.
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