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In infantry attacks, erwin rommel presents his recollections of his service in wwi, from belgium and france to romania and italy, with analysis and lessons to be taken from the encounters. Infantry attacks ebook by erwin rommel 9781473877580. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. I could do without the bad metal band logo title font. Rommel provides riveting accounts of his time at company and lower field grade leadership, which is a glimpse of history a reader would never discover if they have not read this book. First published in 1937 it quickly became a highly regarded military textbook, and also brought its author to the attention of adolph hitler. Rommel s highly acclaimed analysis of infantry tacticsa superb insight into his wartime experienceswith a personal introduction by rommel s son manfred field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In this classic study of the art of war rommel analyses the tactics that lay behind his success. Oct 29, 2009 infantry attacks by erwin rommel published in german in 1937. This book was written to be studied by future generations of infantry commanders and provides insight into the mind of the man himself. Published august 29th by greenhill books first published in infantry attacks, we get a clear look at field marshall erwin rommels life before his. Please enjoy listening to, or reading along with my.
I prepared a jnfantry, complete with sketches, and sent it through the battalion to the regiment along with the request that artillery observers be sent forward to the 2d battalion. It was published in 1937 and became essential reading for both german and allied commanders during world war ii. Infantry attacks pdf by erwin rommel bookspdf4free. Infantry attacks reads like an adventure novel and became a 1930s bestseller that not only made rommel rich, but also prompted hitler to make him commander of his personal military bodyguard. The hard lessons of war are learned through the blood and death of others.
All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12502 ratings. Infantry attacks takes the reader to erwin rommels trials and tribulations as a young lieutenant during the first world war. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommels book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism. Apr 23, 2015 this book contradicts none of that, but provides a broader sense both of who rommel was, and also provides a different perspective on world war one than we commonly have. Dec 11, 2015 infantry attacks is a classic text in the field of military strategy. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence n. Infantry attacks by manfred rommel, erwin rommel alibris.
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This book contradicts none of that, but provides a broader sense both of who rommel was, and also provides a different perspective on world war one than we commonly have. Famous classic book on military tactics written by german field marshal erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. The rommel papers is also really good, but in my opinion, is a little too biased in favor of rommel because of the respect that liddelhart had for the man and because of manfred rommels involvement i say that as a huge rommel fan. Rommel s highly acclaimed analysis of infantry tacticsa superb insight into his wartime experienceswith a personal introduction by rommel s son manfred 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 world war ii. Infanterie greift an known as infantry attacks in english, is a classic book on military tactics written by german field marshal erwin rommel about his. Rommels classic book about infantry tactics is essential reading for the military enthusiast.
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Infantry attacks is a classic text in the field of military strategy. In it, he provides detailed accounts of a variety of military strategies that rely on speed, deception, and deep penetration into enemy. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the allied so. Patton who had read erwin rommels book, infantry attacks sees that, by following rommels tactics, he is crushing his forces in an epic tank battle in tunisia and exclaims rommel, you magnificent bastard, i read your book. Written by german field marshal erwin rommel, it was first published in 1937 as a journalesque chronicle of the authors experiences in world war i and the lessons he learned there. Read infantry attacks by erwin rommel available from rakuten kobo.
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