Infantry Attacks - Softcover

Rommel, Erwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853677078 ISBN 13: 9781853677076

Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2006

Synopsis

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. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein, the aura surrounding Rommel himself remained unsullied. As a leader of a small unit in the First World War, he proved himself an aggressive and versatile commander, with a reputation for using the battleground terrain to his own advantage, for gathering intelligence, and for seeking out and exploiting enemy weaknesses. Rommel graphically describes his own achievements, and those of his units, in the swift-moving battles on the Western Front, in the ensuing trench warfare, in the 1917 campaign in Romania, and in the pursuit across the Tagliamento and Piave rivers. This classic account seeks out the basis of his astonishing leadership skills, providing an indispensable guide to the art of war written by one of its greatest exponents.

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Rommel’s highly acclaimed analysis of infantry tactics

A superb insight into his wartime experiences

With a personal introduction by Rommel’s 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 World War II. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein, the aura surrounding Rommel himself remained unsullied.

 

In this classic study of the art of war, Rommel analyzes the tactics that lay behind his success. First published in 1937, it quickly became a highly regarded military textbook and also brought its author to the attention of Adolf Hitler. Rommel was to subsequently advance through the ranks to the high command in World War II.

About the Author:

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was one of Hitler's most celebrated generals, most famous for his battles in the desert sands of the Middle East during the Second World War.

About this edition

• Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1853677078
• ISBN 13: 9781853677076
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 265