What is considered the definitive book on erwin rommel. Field marshal erwin rommel s heroic opposition to hitler in 1944 cost him his life. Tanks attack about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the north. During world war i he served as an infantry lieutenant with the german army in italy, romania and france. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12327 ratings. It is over twentyfive years since i wrote the trail of the fox, my famous rommel biography. The term recognizes, per lieb, that rommel is and remains a mythos. Johannes erwin eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german general and military theorist. He entered the army in 1910 and rose slowly through the ranks. The rommel papers by rommel, erwin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Key words doctrine, command, auftragstaktik, german army, erwin rommel, meuse. These are slim volumes, designed to provide a quick and dirty introduction to the subject. That said, i am only on page 5 and i absolutely love this english translation of the original book. Instead, he wasted so the oil and tanks in a war of attrition that germans couldnt win against an enemy that was fasty better supplied, since they could completely avoid the mediterranean early in the war, and effectively controlled it later in the war. His father, erwin rommel 186019 was a math teacher, and later a secondary school headmaster at aalen. Erwin rommel s most popular book is infantry attacks. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. After rommel, tom also edited my book the war between the gen. Erwin rommel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks.
The book led the western allies, particularly the british, to depict rommel as the good german and our friend rommel, contributing to the. In his own words by christopher ailsby, erwin rommel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Patton, sensing victory as he peers onto the battle field from his command post, growls, rommel, you magnificent bastard. This is an osprey entry in the leadership, strategy, conflict series. The book begins by giving us background on rommel and his youth. Discover the best erwin rommel books and audiobooks. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12334 ratings. Johannes erwin eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german. In 1937 he published his classic book on military tactics, infantry attacks. Rommel was sent to libya with orders to stabilize the front and hold the region.
Erwin rommel simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Erwin johannes rommel was born in 1891 and he joined the german army as a cadet in 1910. The book led the western allies, particularly the british, to depict rommel as the good german and our friend rommel, contributing to the formation of the rommel myth. Rommel had planned to write a successor called panzer greift an in english. It was obviously strange for a nazi to be on this list, so if anyone could defend his being on the list or talk about good things he did, thst would really help me. For my german class we are doing a project about famous germans, and erwin rommel was on the list. Erwin rommel a miles fati soldier of fate remains the. In the film of the same name patton declares to have read the rommel book. Erwin rommel was, for a time, hitlers favorite general. Guderian was probably better than rommel as a tank general but rommel was an artist and writer and he dramatically died resisting hitler, making his final show in the theater of large wars. Follow erwin rommel and explore their bibliography from s erwin rommel author page. Erwin johannes eugen rommel gained immortality in the north african campaign of 19411943. List of books and articles about erwin rommel online. For this bastian matteo scianna looked into various sources including british wiretapping and.
Rommel brilliantly commanded an armored division in the attack 1940 on france. Aug 22, 2008 what is considered the definitive book on erwin rommel. Erwin rommel was born johannes erwin eugen rommel on november 15, 1891 in heideheim, german empire. 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, convinced. At the time of the book s writing in the mid1930s, rommel s rank was lieutenant colonel. Like several other books, i wrote it for tom congdons then publishing house william morrow inc. Erwin rommel books list of books by author erwin rommel. Rommel biography for tom co ngdon above, in and william morrow inc. The trail of the fox the search for the true field marshal rommel. The rommel papers is a book containing many lessons about leadership and fighting a battle. 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. Sent with a small german force to help the axis against the british. Mar 17, 2012 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.
The book was the first biography of rommel and enjoyed immense popularity, especially in britain. Read erwin rommel books like countdown to dday and rommel for free with a free 30day trial. Width that out of my system, i can get on with the opinions and facts. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommels book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Peter lieb sees rommel as a person who could not be put into a single. The book became a bestseller and was supposedly read by adolf hitler. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. At the time of the books writing in the mid1930s, rommel s rank was lieutenant colonel. What is the best book that tells the facts of his life without bias, either way. He was the third of five children of erwin rommel senior 186019, a teacher. However, i am glad rommel stuck with tank commanding and not writing. Rommel was born in heidenheim, germany, 45 kilometers 28 mi from ulm, in the kingdom of wurttemberg which was then part of the german empire, on november 15, 1891. The rommel myth, or the rommel legend, is a phrase used by a number of historians for the common depictions of german field marshal erwin rommel. Images from the exhibition as they appeared in the book in detail, exhibitions and displays.
The desert fox is a 1950 biography of german field marshal erwin rommel by desmond young. The rommel papers by erwin rommel goodreads share book. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive collection ever assembled. 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. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. Repercussions of eastern front experiences on antipartisan. Mar 26, 2019 so what did the italians think about erwin rommel also known as the desert fox wustenfuchs. Peter caddick adams monty and rommel 2012 is an insightful comparison.
Erwin rommels most popular book is infantry attacks. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading infantry attacks. Despite this, peter lieb finds it hard to believe that a man of rommels. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. David irving recalls something of the history of this book.