Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century Paperback - 2006
by Showalter, Dennis
- Used
General George S. Patton and General Erwin Rommel. They served their countries through two World Wars. Their temperaments, both on and off the battlefield, couldn't be further apart from each other-but their approaches to modern warfare were very similar.
Written by a prominent military historian, Patton and Rommel takes a provocative look at both figures, intertwining the stories of the paths they took and the decisions they made during the course of the Second World War-and compares the lives and careers of two men whose military tactics changed the course of history.
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- Title Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century
- Author Showalter, Dennis
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Dutton Caliber, New York
- Date 2006-01-03
- Features Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0WOPQ1002KDT
- ISBN 9780425206638 / 0425206637
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 8.92 x 6.68 x 0.98 in (22.66 x 16.97 x 2.49 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Library of Congress subjects World War, 1939-1945, Rommel, Erwin
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
General Erwin Rommel. His battlefield manner was authoritative, his courage proven in the trenches of World War I when he was awarded the Blue Max. He was a front line soldier who led by example from the turrets of his Panzers. Appointed to command Adolf Hitler’s personal security detail, Rommel had nothing for contempt for the atrocities perpetrated by the Reich. His role in the Führer’s assassination attempt led to his downfall.
Except for a brief confrontation in North Africa, these two legendary titans never met in combat. Patton and Rommel is the first single-volume study to deal with the parallel lives of two generals who earned not only the loyalty and admiration of their own men, but the respect of their enemies, and the enmity of the leaders they swore to obey. From the origins of their military prowess, forged on the battlefields of World War I, to their rise through the ranks, to their inevitable clashes with political authority, military historian Dennis Showalter presents a riveting portrait of two men whose battle strategies changed the face of warfare and continue to be studied in military academies around the globe.