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. 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 ...
Read More
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. 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 Adolph Hitler. Rommel was to subsequently advance through the ranks to the high command in the Second World War. 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.
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in fine dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 265 p. Audience: General/trade. A fine minus to near fine copy in a near fine, mylar protected DJ. Light age browning/tanning to book pages. Small amount of wear to DJ and DJ edges. 1st edition thus; Illustrated; 8vo., 265 pages.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good, good. 265, illus., maps, endpaper maps, DJ slightly scuffed and small edge tear. Rommel's World War I experiences as a lieutenant. The tactics he used in France and Africa in World War II were developed in Roumania and Italy in World War I. This edition is a reproduction of the first English language edition (originally published by the Infantry Journal in 1944), complete and unabridged, with a new Introduction by Manfred Rommel.
I was curious about this book when I heard George C. Scott yell the line, "I read your book," in the movie Patton when he is fighting Rommel in Africa.
It is an easy read and has hand sketches of the various battle fields. Rommel was an aggressive warrior and he explains his actions and reasons for them well.
The cover of my printing from the 90s claimed there is another Rommel book titled Tank Attacks, but that is not correct as far as I can tell.
