Rommel: In his own words

Rommel: In his own words

“One loses all sense of time here. The battles for the last positions before Alexandria are hard. I was several days in the front line and lived in the car or a hole in the ground.” <br />– Erwin Rommel <br /> <br />Combining private letters to his wife, orders, his daily accounts of battle written during World War II and his published memoirs, 'Rommel – in his own words' offers a compelling insight into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s great military leaders. Alongside accounts of fighting in World War I and World War II, Rommel shares his views on the philosophy of warfare, battles, leaders and the progress of both world wars. <br /> <br />Dr John Pimlott’s commentary puts Rommel’s writing into historical context, describing the background to Rommel’s ideas and how his plans were affected by circumstances beyond his control. <br /> <br />The book includes 120 black-and-white photographs – many of them taken by Rommel himself – and battle maps illustrate the theatres in which Rommel fought. From the Alps in World War I to the invasion of France in 1940, and from the Desert War in 1943 to Normandy in 1944, 'Rommel – in his own words' brings the concerns and crises of Rommel’s wars to life. <br />