Although like Hannibal, Napoleon, and Robert E. Lee German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel (1891-1944) met ultimately with defeat, his daring, tactical skill, charismatic leadership, and brilliant string of victories succeeded in placing him in the pantheon of great commanders. By 1942 Rommel and his Afrika Korps had converted a "side show" of World War II into a major offensive for the Axis powers. The British had been thrown back across the frontiers of Egypt until, at E1 Alamein, Rommel's army threatened Cairo, Alexandria, and the rich oil fields of the Middle East. Rommel: Battles and Campaigns provides a perceptive and incisive analysis of his entire military career, from his fighting in Rumania, Italy, and France during World War I, through his North African campaigns, to his command in Normandy and his fatal (though false) implication in the July 20 bomb plot against Hitler. Written by an expert in tank warfare, and illustrated with nearly two hundred photos and maps, this book presents a revealing, critical portrait of one of the most celebrated soldiers of World War II.

Rommel Battles and Campaigns

History

Kenneth Macksey

Military

Thomas Nelson& Sons Ltd(englan

Germany's opening run of victory in World War II was only made possible by the panzer forces that Heinz Guderian (1888—1954), the father of modern tank warfare, had created and trained, and by his audacious leading of those forces from 1939 to 1941. Guderian's breakthrough at Sedan and lightning drive to the Channel coast virtually decided the Battle of France. The drive he led into the East came close to producing the complete collapse of Russia's armies, but at the end of 1941 Guderian was dismissed for taking a timely step back instead of pandering to Hitler's illusions. He was recalled to service only when Germany's situation had become desperate, and he was eventually made chief of the General Staff when all had become hopeless. Panzer Leader is a candid and dramatic account of the development and campaigns of the panzer forces that, along with the Luftwaffe, stood at the heart of blitzkrieg; it is also a searing group portrait of the Third Reich's leading personalities as they turned early victory into a protracted, agonizing defeat.

Panzer Leader

Heinz Guderian

Da Capo Press

Tank: a history of the armoured fighting vehicle,

Engineering & Transportation

John H Batchelor

Engineering

Ballantine Books

Guderian: Panzer General

Greenhill Books

Produced in the same style as the popular Aircraft Versus Aircraft, this superbly illustrated study of tank tactics and strategy explains the totally international development and deployment of the tank against itself and a background of technical innovations and growing threats from field artillery, mines, grenades, aircraft and missiles.

Tank Versus Tank: The Illustrated Story of Armored Battlefield Conflict in the Twentieth Century

Barnes&Noble Books

J. E.(Johnnie') Johnson, Derek Robinson, Nigel Balchin, John Ray, John Sweetman, Raymond Lamont-Brown, Kenneth Macksey, Bryan Perrett, David Rooney, James Lucas

Derek Robinson

John Ray

BRYAN PERRETT

James Lucas

J. E.(Johnnie') Johnson

Nigel Balchin

John Sweetman

Raymond Lamont-Brown

David Rooney

Cassell

Guinness Superlatives Ltd. Book of Women's Achievements

Joan MacKsey

STEIN AND DAY.

Originally written as an official manual which is now in use in the West, with systems, methods and equipment standard to NATO armies. Offers a vivid insight into the nature of modern war.

First clash: Combat close-up in World War Three

Distributed in the U.S. by Ste

The account of how top command made serious errors and the consequences that arose in the war as a result.

Military Errors of World War Two

Arms & Armour

Alternate decisions of World War II. Texts by Kenneth Macksey, Bryan Perrett, James Lucas, Stephen Howarth, and others. With 23 illustrations in black and white and 12 maps

The Hitler Options Alternate Decisions of World War II

Europe

Wrens Park

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