Rommel won fame by moving fast. David Irving follows the victories, supply failures and command quarrels behind that reputation, from France and North Africa to Normandy and his death in 1944. Standard hardback.
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By David Irving | Standard hardcover
Rommel’s victories made him famous; keeping an army supplied was another matter. David Irving’s biography follows him from the mountain fighting of the First World War through the 1940 campaign in France, the struggle for North Africa and the defence of Normandy. It continues through his injury and death in 1944, then examines the reputation that survived him.
Battlefield decisions share the story with disputes over fuel, reinforcements and command. Letters to his wife Lucie and son Manfred bring family life into the account, while conflicts with German and Italian commanders reveal pressures behind Rommel’s public image. The narrative moves from Tobruk, El Alamein and Kasserine to the Atlantic Wall, warnings of invasion and the debate over where to hold the panzer reserves.
The book’s source discussion identifies war diaries, correspondence, personnel records and interviews. Irving argues that Rommel remained more loyal to Hitler, and less involved in the July 1944 plot, than his postwar reputation suggested. That interpretation, including accusations against members of Rommel’s staff, is the author’s case.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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