Posted on Jul 9, 2015
Has anyone ever read "Attacks" by some guy named Rommel?
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I read this book years, ago and was impressed with his daring exploits. Much of what he did in WWII can be traced to his actions as front line leader in WWI. If you ever come across it, it is a very good read.
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Yes, CW3 Kevin Storm I read Erwin Rommel's Attacks about 35 years ago as a young Infantry officer. It is a well-written account of his experiences in maneuver warfare in the areas around northern Italy if I remember correctly in WWI. He was able to take the lessons he learned there and apply them to the desert areas of north Africa to great success in 1941 and 1942. AS a young man I read Panzer Leader by Major General Heinz Guderian and Panzer Battles by Major General F.W. von Mellenthin will are also very good.
The title is Attacks by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. My copy is from Athena Press in Vienna, Virginia. I have a first edition which is from 1979.
The title is Attacks by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. My copy is from Athena Press in Vienna, Virginia. I have a first edition which is from 1979.
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CW3 Kevin Storm
I am still amazed that he captured Italian forts by rappelling down them at night and capturing them without firing a shot. Not once but multiple times.
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LTC Stephen F.
Erwin Rommel led by example in WWI, in the inter-war years, and as the Desert Fox in North Africa. His men seemed to have complete trust in his leadership, tactical, operational, and strategic abilities. He was so well respected that when it was discovered that he had plotted against Hitler he was allowed to commit suicide after saying goodbye to his wife at their ancestral home and his wife and family were unharmed.
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1LT William Clardy
Most of his notoriety in World War II came from his audacity in North Africa. As I recall, he caught the Royal Army under Montgomery completely off-guard by launching his initial attack with only the couple of dozen tanks which arrived with the initial contingent of German troops for the Afrika Korps. At an operational level, it was as audacious as that scene in Star Wars where Han Solo starts chasing a group of stormtroopers down a corridor in the Death Star, scaring them so badly that they panic and run despite outnumbering him.
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Guy named Rommel - Field Marshal Rommel, not just a guy. He and Guderian were ahead of their time
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1SG Michael Blount
Wayyyy ahead of their time. Manstein was no schlub, either. Best thing we had going was...ummmm...
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SSG Izzy Abbass
CW3 Kevin Storm - I never say anything in jest. Oh wait, I'm an E6 so of course I have. LOL
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No, but on my first tour in Germany, I did have the opportunity to meet his son.
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Here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Infantry-Attacks-Marshall-Erwin-Rommel/dp/ [login to see]
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Clear, cogent and well written. Too bad none of my current CoC is interested in surviving the modern (or any) battlefield. If it isn't on their computer - it doesn't exist. If you haven't guessed by now, I don't like desk jockies
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LTC Stephen F.
SPC Andrew Griffin, I am looking at my hard copy of the book. The title is Attacks by Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. My copy is from Athena Press in Vienna, Virginia. I have a first edition which is from 1979.
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Personally, I think somebody ghostwrote it for him. I mean, the dude is supposed to be as German as you can get, but all the sentences in his book are well under a page in length...
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Years ago I read everything about and by FM Rommel. It's all faded now but I remember enjoying and learning good stuff from each book.
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