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Reuth, Ralf Georg

 
9781904950202: Rommel: The End Of A Legend
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ISBN 10 : 1904950205 ISBN 13 : 9781904950202
Editeur : Haus Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Repeatedly decorated for valour during the First World War, Erwin Rommel went on to lead German Panzer divisions in North Africa, becoming known as the ‘Desert Fox.’

Stripping away layers of wartime German and Allied propaganda, Reuth’s dramatic reassessment of Rommel’s life finds him at odds with his popular legacy. His purported involvement with the 20 July plotters was a myth. In fact, he remained mindlessly loyal to his Führer until forced to commit suicide in 1944.

Colluding with the Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels to bolster his fame, Rommel was also a useful figure for the Allies ― in exaggerating his battlefield prowess they succeeded in making the incompetence of their own campaign in North Africa.

This revelatory biography shows Rommel was no master strategist caught between duty and resistance, but the embodiment of the tragic German choice to follow Hitler unquestionably into the abyss.

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À propos de l'auteur

RALF GEORG REUTH is a German journalist and historian. He has written several books on German history, including major biographies of Hitler, Goebbels, and Rommel, and was the editor of the Goebbels’ diaries.

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Éditeur
Haus Publishing
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1904950205
ISBN 13 
9781904950202
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
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Personne responsable
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