Synopses & Reviews
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in the Second World War. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein, the aura surrounding Rommel himself remained unsullied. As a leader of a small unit in the First World War, he proved himself an aggressive and versatile commander, with a reputation for using the battleground terrain to his own advantage, for gathering intelligence, and for seeking out and exploiting enemy weaknesses. Rommel graphically describes his own achievements, and those of his units, in the swift-moving battles on the Western Front, in the ensuing trench warfare, in the 1917 campaign in Romania, and in the pursuit across the Tagliamento and Piave rivers. This classic account seeks out the basis of his astonishing leadership skills, providing an indispensable guide to the art of war written by one of its greatest exponents.
Review
Library Journal, October 1, 2006
"Though most people immediately connect Rommel with the Africa campaigns of World War II, he made his initial legendary giant steps during the First World War. In this 1935 title, he recalls his greatest battles, outlines how he won them, and provides his strategies on the use of armor in the field--lessons ultimately used by Patton and other Allied tank commanders to defeat him."
Review
Military History, August 2007 “Infantry Attacks reads like an adventure novel and became a 1930s bestseller that not only made Rommel rich, but also prompted Hitler to make him commander of his personal military bodyguard.”
About the Author
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was one of Hitler's most celebrated generals, most famous for his battles in the desert sands of the Middle East during the Second World War.