The first book length treatment to detail the colorful cast of characters who supported Rommel's campaigns, this study looks at who these men were, where they came from, and their contributions to Rommel's efforts.
Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. is an internationally recognized authority on Nazi Germany and the Second World War and is the author of more than 15 books on the subject, including Panzers in Winter (Praeger Security International, 2006), Rommel's Lieutenants (Praeger Security International, 2006) Crumbling Empire (Praeger, 2001), Retreat to the Reich (Praeger, 2000), and The Desert Fox in Normandy (Praeger, 1997). A former Army helicopter pilot and company commander, he is a graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College.
While not denigrating the military genius of World War II German
general, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Mitcham has written this work
to highlight the talents of his first-rate supporting staff that
helped him achieve his reputation as The Desert Fox. He provides
brief descriptions of their military careers and more detailed
discussion of their tactics and strategies in World War II, up to
and through the desert campaigns of Africa.
*Reference & Research Book News*
…an extraordinary achievement that finally brings to light the men
that helped make Rommel's reputation as a first rate combat leader.
This well-researched and very readable account of his subordinates
belongs on the shelf of any serious student of military
history.
*Lt. Colonel Robert A. Lynn, Florida Guard*
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