1st. ed. 325p. Maps. Photos. Written from his own experiences as commander of an elite Wurttemberg Mountain Battalion, a specialized assault unit of the German army. He covers operations in Belgium, France, the Argonne and the Vosges Mountains 1914-15. Then the Rumanian offensive of 1917 and the great offensive into Italy 1917 where his Bn was involved in very heavy fighting. It was for his small unit exploits in the Italian mountains that he won the Pour Le Merit. Jacket priced. Slight smokey smell. Near Fine/Near Fine Copy.

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Title

Attacks.

Publisher

Athena, 1979.

Publication Date

1979

Language

English

ISBN 10

0960273603

ISBN 13

9780960273607

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Book Type

Book

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Attacks is the most accurate English translation available today of Erwin Rommel's World War I military classic, Infanterie Greift An. Other publishers continue to reprint the 1944 US Army translation that was published under the title, Infantry Attacks, but those abridged editions are missing passages as well as a number of important drawings and sketch maps. The Army translation also suffered from a hurried wartime effort and contains numerous errors. Athena Press's Attacks is the only unabridged English edition that corrects these flaws with a revised translation and an improved collection of battle illustrations that are much easier to understand than the originals.

As the autobiographical record of a Great Captain, Attacks is a book of historical interest and importance. In tracing Rommel's development from a green lieutenant to a confident, seasoned and singularly successful commander, it provides keen insight into his mind and character. It is, as well, an important treatise on combat leadership and psychology, and contains many valuable lessons for those who would raise and train armies. Prime among these lessons is the reminder that men are the key element in combat; that it is the will, spirit and skill of men, led by competent and courageous officers that win battles; that high morale is developed by the accomplishment of difficult tasks.

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Text: English, German (translation)

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