About is a free web service that delivers books in pdf format to all the users without any restrictions. Infantry attack is a classic study of the art of war, which originally appeared in germany in 1937, and brought its author to adolph hitlers attention. Written by german field marshal erwin rommel, it was first published in 1937 as a journalesque chronicle of the authors experiences in world war i and the lessons he learned there. 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. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel in chm, fb2, txt download e book. Infantry attacks chapter 3 by field marshal erwin rommel. Attacks is the most accurate english translation available today of erwin rommel s world war i military classic, infanterie greift an. Infantry attacks erwin rommel bok 9781626543201 bokus. Other publishers continue to reprint the 1944 us army translation that was published under the title, infantry attacks, but those abridged editions are missing passages as well as a number of important drawings and sketch maps. Chapter iii positional warfare in the high vosges 1916 war of movement in rumania 19161917. Rommel s highly acclaimed analysis of infantry tacticsa superb insight into his wartime experienceswith a personal introduction by rommel s son manfred field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel this is the edition i have. Sixtyone years after the fact, and fortytwo years after writing this book, erwin rommel s message is as clear and important today as it. It is an autobiography not of war anguish, but of war practice.
Download infantry attacks pdf by erwin rommel published in 1937. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel, 9781848326521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read infantry attacks. 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. Infantry attacks chapter 1 by field marshal erwin rommel. Erwin rommel has 17 books on goodreads with 12301 ratings. Erwin rommel s most popular book is infantry attacks. Erwin rommel quotes author of infantry attacks goodreads. Rommel s highly acclaimed analysis of infantry tactics.
Erwin rommel had his baptism of fire during the initial offensives of world war 1 on the western front. For those who could care less about battlefield exploits, rommel s book is an excellent example of honest selfcriticism. Buy infantry attacks by erwin rommel online at alibris. In this book rommel analyzes the tactics that lay behind his successes in world war 1. German general erwin rommelaka the desert foxdies by. Following the war, he pursued a teaching career in german military academies, writing a textbook, infantry attacks, that was well regarded. Infantry attacks by erwin rommel overdrive rakuten.
Infantry attacks is a classic text in the field of military strategy. 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. In this classic study of the art of war rommel analyses the tactics that lay behind his. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. In infantry attacks, we get a clear look at field marshall erwin rommel s life before his fame in the second world war when he was just an ordinary lieutenant in the first world war simply trying to survive. He proves skillful in battle, quickly going up the ranks. Infantry attacks and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
The seeds of the myth can be found first in rommel s drive for success as a young officer in world war i and then in his popular 1937 book infantry attacks, which was written in a style that diverged from the german military literature of the time and became a bestseller. Erwin johannes eugen rommel 15 november 1891 14 october 1944 was a german field marshal and commander of the deutsches afrika korps in world. Rommells sickness, the depleted troop strengths and low food, gasoline and ammunition. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Really though, to get to know rommel i think the best book is his very own infantry attacks. I could do without the bad metal band logo title font. His fearlessness and daring actions made him rise through the ranks quickly. Though most people immediately connect rommel with the african campaigns of world war ii, he made his initial legendary giant steps during the first world war. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by field marshal erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. That said, i am only on page 5 and i absolutely love this english translation of the original book.
Infantry attacks pdf by erwin rommel bookspdf4free. Infantry attacks by field marshal erwin rommel, chapter 3. The rommel papers is also really good, but in my opinion, is a little too biased in favor of rommel because of the respect that liddelhart had for the man and because of manfred rommels involvement i say that as a huge rommel fan. It was published in 1937 and became essential reading for both german and allied commanders during world war ii. Today, 35 years after its initial publication in the united states, the book is mentioned frequently as.
Guderian was probably better than rommel as a tank general but rommel was an artist and writer and he dramatically died resisting hitler, making his final show in the theater of large wars. Erwin rommel, german field marshal who became the most popular general at. For those who enjoy military history, erwin rommel s infantry attacks is wellwritten and sometimes inspiring book about a german officer who, despite fighting on the losing side, seemed to have won far more than he lost. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. This book contradicts none of that, but provides a broader sense both of who rommel was, and also provides a different perspective on world war one than we commonly have. 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. I expected this book to be quite dry but was pleasantly surprised to find that rommel wrote an engaging account of his. After rommel, tom also edited my book the war between the gen erals, and then. Please enjoy listening to, or reading along with my. Field marshal erwin rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over. The book is structured as a set of tactical problems, giving the disposition of friendly and enemy troops and setting out the objective.
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