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1) Rommel
Author
Series
Publisher
Saturday Review Press
Pub. Date
[1973]
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
Written as the memoir of a British lieutenant, and based on real-life events, this historically and psychologically rich thriller perfectly captures the tension as a team of soldiers in Egypt during World War II attempt to assassinate German Field Marshall Rommel, the infamous "Desert Fox."
6) Afrika Korps
Author
Series
Publisher
Domus
Pub. Date
1978.
Physical Desc
192 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 Blu-ray (96 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
John J. Bramble, the sole survivor of a British tank crew, makes his way to a desolate desert town where he is given refuge by a hotel owner and a French chambermaid who prepare to receive General Erwin Rommel and his German staff. Posing as the hotel's waiter, Bramble attempts to infiltrate Rommel's inner circle and report the general's plans to the Allies.
Series
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Rommel was a brilliant military tactician. Unfortunately, Adolph Hitler thought that he too was a military genius and demands more of Rommel than he's able to provide. Rommel incurs Hitler's wrath by retreating in North Africa, but since Rommel is a war hero he is virtually "untouchable". Rommel joins in a plot to assassinate the Fuhrer. The attempt fails, and Rommel's complicity is discovered. He is given a choice: either face a horrible death by...
11) Attacks
Author
Publisher
Athena Press
Pub. Date
[1979]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 325 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From an acclaimed military historian, the interlocking lives of three of the most important and consequential generals in World War II. Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the twentieth century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives,...
Author
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
xxvi, 614 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Two men came to personify generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery for the British and Erwin Rommel for the Germans. In the span of a few years, they fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theaters of war. Ever since, historians have assessed their leadership, personalities, and skill. Born four years apart, the two men followed a remarkably similar trajectory. Military historian Peter Caddick-Adams explores their lives,...
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"In 'Patton, Montgomery, Rommel', one of Britain's most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the North African and European theaters, as well as their chief commanders--three men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of World War II ..."--Dust jacket.
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