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Ultra goes to war: The first account of World War II's greatest secret based on official documents

Politics & Social Sciences

Ronald Lewin

Politics & Government

McGraw=Hill

"Rommel", exclaimed Winston Churchill at the 1942 Cairo Conference, "Rommel! What else matters but beating him?" There is no doubt about the extent to which the British were obsessed by Rommel during the years of desert warfare. The narrative begins in World War I, when Rommel fought with great success on the Western Front, in Rumania and in Italy. But it is not until the Blitzkrieg of 1940 that Rommel's gifts became fully evident, flowering during the desert campaigns. In the face of supply problems caused by Allied dominance on the sea and in the air; although the African theatre was always a poor second to Russia in the provision of reinforcements; and in spite of undependable Italian support -- with all these drawbacks, and generally with a marked shortage of men and material, Rommel showed his genius for the offensive, his ability to exploit success, and his stubbornness and versatility in defence. Recalled to Europe before the final African debacle, he showed his qualities again, both in his preparations for the Allied invasion and in his suicidal opposition to Hitler's disastrous strategy. This very clear narrative, supported by many maps, is based upon an authoritative familiarity with the sources -- whether living, in the shape of commanders who participated, on both sides, in Rommel's campaigns; or documentary -- the published English, American, German and Italian works. The text is reinforced by photos which illustrate the terrain, the weapons and the men who were Rommel's colleagues. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel, Commander of the Afrika Korps, the "Desert Fox" and later Field-Marshal was an exceptional commander -- for his skills, and for the integrity with which he carried himself. This integrity, admired even by his adversaries, proved fatal. Unafraid to voice his objections to Hitler's military decisions, Rommel was linked to the 1944 plot to kill the dictator. In the wake of the plot's failure, Rommel was forced to take his own life.

Rommel as Military Commander

Biographies & Memoirs

Memoirs

Ballantine Books

The story of history's greatest spy operation during the Second World War. The Germans throughout the war thought their machine encrypted orders and messages were unreadable. But in England, a small group of dedicated men and women and broken the German "Enigma" coding system. The book includes newly released material, including Ultra intercepts, that provides new insights into some of World War Two's greatest battles and their outcomes. An extraordinary addition to military history.

Ultra Goes to War

Pocket

Hardcover. Rommel military battles/

Leaders & Notable People

Barnes&Noble, Inc.

Well-adapted to its environment and with its passionate sense of self-identity and inner unity, the Afrika Korps was a smooth-functioning and militarily efficient fighting force. Since it had the social characteristics of a well-ordered family, Ronald Lewin has written this book as a biography. From February 1941 when Rommel arrived in Tunisia, the author tells the story of a long succession of engagements between the Desert Rats and the Afrika Korps fought in the laboratory-like conditions of the desert. It is a story of sustained bravery on both sides, of high military professionalism on the part of the Germans and of a frequent amateurishness on the part of the British, which ended only with the arrival of General Bernard Montgomery and sufficient matEriel and the Desert Air Force winning superiority in the skies over the Western Desert. The author's grasp of his subject and his great skill in describing it make a gripping narrative.

The life and death of the Afrika Korps

History

Africa

Quadrangle/New York Times Book

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Ultra goes to war: The first account of World War II's greatest secret based on official documents

Rommel as Military Commander

Ultra Goes to War

Rommel as Military Commander

The life and death of the Afrika Korps