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Sort order. Largely based on letters that Rommel sent to his wife while on the battlefield, this book gives great insight into his strength of character and military prowess. In order to write this book, Charles Marshall, a captain in the U. Military Intelligence Service, spent a year interviewing Rommel's wife and others who knew him well.
I admit to being surprised at being so captivated by this book. Having recently read "Higher Call," I have come to a new appreciation of how Hitler persecuted his own Largely based on letters that Rommel sent to his wife while on the battlefield, this book gives great insight into his strength of character and military prowess. Having recently read "Higher Call," I have come to a new appreciation of how Hitler persecuted his own people as well as those he considered his enemies. Some, like Rommel, who pledged allegiance to Hitler in the beginning, came to realize what a madman he was and would loved to have done something about it for the sake of humanity and his own country.
This book has a very personal feel since it includes many of the letters that Rommel wrote to his wife and conversations that Charles Marshall had with her. I picked up this book mainly because history is interesting.
The idea of learning more about Rommel sounded like it could be quite interesting. I wasn't too far off. The first half of this book is fascinating learning about the Afrika Corps he led. I would be remiss if I didn't include the assassination attempt on Hitler was of some interest as well. The sections that were about Rommel and his part in the war were interesting to say the least. After that it became more about Marshal's part in th I picked up this book mainly because history is interesting.
After that it became more about Marshal's part in the war with an occasion nugget about the main topic. From a historical and biographical sense I think it misses the mark of being about Rommel.
The book war more about Marshal's search for what happened to Rommel and his mark in the war's ending phases. First: I am a layperson. I have no background in military or history. I am jumping from one interesting subject to another. This book definitely qualifies as interesting. I appreciated how the author talked about the small details of his post-war life while describing the people he met, their stories, as well as what he found out about Rommel.
I come away fr First: I am a layperson. I come away from this with an admiration and appreciation for Rommel and some of the men he worked with.
I also come away with more of an idea of the complexity of Germany and the many events of the war. Excellent book.
If you are a fan of WWII history this is a must read. The book is based largely on personal correspondence between Rommel and his wife along with first hand interviews with his associates all within months of the end of the war. A fascinating account of the life of Rommel; not only his military career, but his family life.
Many personal letters to his wife were included in this book. Portrayed as a man of honor, it is both moving and sad.
This was a difficult book to put down. Well written for the reader to be engaged in the history of Field Marshal Rommel. I enjoyed the book immensely. Rommel book very satisfying read. I'm interested in ww2 but never took time to read about Rommel. Well written, more of a layman book, because it explains battles and ideals very well. Very interesting. Missed the Mark I had high hopes when I started this book. Maybe there was some hidden information not yet released. Insight not yet revealed. Halder, Franz, and Arnold Lissance.
Place of publication not identified: Publisher not identified. Paterson, Tony. December 03, Accessed March 16, Article detailing the works of the German historian Wolfgang Proske, a revisionist historian who claims to have unearthed new evidence that Erwin Rommel is a Nazi war criminal. American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise.
Discovering the Rommel Murder: The Life and Death of the Desert Fox (Stackpole Classics) Paperback – June 1, Charles F. Marshall graduated from Columbia University, the U.S. Army's Armored Force Officer Candidate School, and its Military Intelligence School. Editorial Reviews. From Publishers Weekly. The circumstances of Field Marshal Erwin Share. Kindle App Ad. Look inside this book. Discovering the Rommel Murder: The Life and Death of the Desert Fox (Stackpole Classics.
A former Getty Scholar and U. Marine, he has worked in every form of writing from advertising to screenwriting except journalism, which he may get to some day. Marshall, Charles F. Discovering the Rommel murder: the life and death of the Desert Fox. Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, Marshall details the plot to murder Erwin Rommel for his role in Operation Valkyrie, and cites numerous sources of his valor and his resistance to antisemitism.