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Erwin Rommel: A Life From Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) Kindle Edition

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Erwin Rommel


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He was known as the “Desert Fox,” and outfox his enemies he often did, leaving whole armies confounded and demoralized in his wake, and yet the one adversary that Erwin Rommel could not outfox was his own government. On that rather unlucky day of October 14th, 1944, when the S.S. came knocking on Rommel’s door, even his legendary heroism couldn’t save him from the monstrous regime for which he had once fought so hard.

Inside you will read about...


✓ Building the Next War
✓ Rommel’s Return to War
✓ The Desert Fox
✓ Against All Odds
✓ Near Death Experience
✓ Mislaid Plans
✓ Rommel Takes the Fall
And much more!

After being implicated in a last minute plot to kill Hitler in the final phases of World War Two, Rommel was given a choice. He could either face charges of treason or commit suicide. He was then duly assured that in the advent of his suicide, all charges would be dropped, covered up, never mentioned again. He was then promised a hero’s burial with full military honors and even a pension for his wife.
Rommel was then literally driven to his suicide when members of the S.S. transported him to a secluded area, where he swallowed a cyanide capsule - a gruesome and twisted end to a man that was supposed to be his nation’s greatest hero. What caused a nation to canonize and cannibalize one of its best champions simultaneously? What were the events that led up to the strange paradox that was Erwin Rommel’s life?

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06X96TQYX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hourly History (February 20, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 20, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 42 pages
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Customers find this biography informative and well-researched, with one review noting it provides many insights into Rommel's character. The book is concise and easy to read, making it an interesting quick read. Customers appreciate its factual nature, though some mention it is very short.

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31 customers mention "Biography"25 positive6 negative

Customers find this biography interesting, with one review highlighting its accurate account of Rommel's military career and another noting its many insights into his character.

"...Most contemporary biographies are slanted. This book tells the history in context of its time and clearly differentiates opinion from research." Read more

"...Vdry short book." Read more

"A very good overview of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The book gave a good, but short details of his military career...." Read more

"This book provides a short but accurate account of the military career of Erwin Rommel, aka The Desert Fox...." Read more

29 customers mention "Information quality"29 positive0 negative

Customers find the book informative and well-researched, providing a quick overview of Rommel's life and filling in historical details.

"This biography of Rommel is that rare balanced and nuanced historical work written in the last few decades...." Read more

"...The book accomplishes the purpose of providing a quick overview of the subject, one that can be read within an hour. Four stars." Read more

"Nicely written biography of a master general and strategist. Concise, tight, factual and to the point. A wonderful summer day read." Read more

"Very informative book about Rommel. Interesting to see how a seemingly ordinary soldier became a famous general...." Read more

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Customers find the book well written and concise, with one customer noting it's very easy to read.

"Nicely written biography of a master general and strategist. Concise, tight, factual and to the point. A wonderful summer day read." Read more

"Excellent short biography. Succinct and to the point. I recommend this to anyone interested in history and leadership...." Read more

"I realize that this is a shirt summary but too many important details were omitted. In addition some of the grammar left a lot to be desired." Read more

"...The story is well told, again, and at the end, an argument for even writing the story is made as most probably wonder why they are reading anything..." Read more

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"A very good overview of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The book gave a good, but short details of his military career...." Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Balanced biography
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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    This biography of Rommel is that rare balanced and nuanced historical work written in the last few decades. Most contemporary biographies are slanted. This book tells the history in context of its time and clearly differentiates opinion from research.
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  • Dee Arr
    4.0 out of 5 stars Book Portrays Rommel as "Pragmatic Soldier"
    Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2017
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    This book presents a fairly basic overview of Erwin Rommel, Hitler’s top general for most of World War II. The chapters recount Rommel’s life, giving mostly a factual account. It is not until the Conclusion that some of the controversy surrounding Rommel is presented, although the author picks a more mundane route, calling Rommel a “pragmatic soldier.” This would actually fit well with the quotes before each chapter. The ones quoting Rommel were all military based (which brings up the curious inclusion of two of Benito Mussolini’s quotes, inserted with two chapters that didn’t really correspond with the action).

    I realize the book is short, but it would have been helpful to include at least a few incidents on Rommel’s character (it would have helped the quick discussion in the Conclusion, and offered readers a chance to make up their own minds). The book does a good job detailing Rommel’s career as a soldier, and the highs and lows of his service during World War II.

    The book accomplishes the purpose of providing a quick overview of the subject, one that can be read within an hour. Four stars.
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  • Peter Pilot
    5.0 out of 5 stars nice
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2023
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    Nicely written biography of a master general and strategist. Concise, tight, factual and to the point. A wonderful summer day read.
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  • J Smet
    3.0 out of 5 stars General Rommel beginning as a simple soldier
    Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2017
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    Very informative book about Rommel. Interesting to see how a seemingly ordinary soldier became a famous general. Interesting to see him as a family man and a man concerned about what was good for his country. Vdry short book.
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  • Craig Rogahn
    4.0 out of 5 stars Field Marshal Erwin Romney was a soldier to the end.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 27, 2021
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    A very good overview of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. The book gave a good, but short details of his military career. However it should but noted that a little more time should have been spent on his "soldier mentality" because that is where the "True Man" is found. Even tho the author tried to give a clear picture of Rommel, it should be stated that Rommel never joined the Nazis Party even tho he was pressured to, even questioned by Hitler himself. Romney did not support many of the policies that were directed at civilians of his country nor of the occupied countries that many Nazis Party members carried out. Field Marshal Erwin Romney was a soldier trying to help his country.
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  • Daniel Mack
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Desert Fox
    Reviewed in the United States on December 2, 2021
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    This book provides a short but accurate account of the military career of Erwin Rommel, aka The Desert Fox. To his contemporaries he was considered both a military genius and a man of honor. He was respected by both his own people as well as the forces opposing him. The book describes him as neither a good man nor a bad man but as a soldier who was dedicated to using all of his considerable skills in the strategy and tactics of modern mechanized warfare for the benefit of his own country. He was an early admirer of Hitler and like many he fell under his spell. But as the war advanced he became aware of the falsehoods, lies and atrocities that were at he center of the evil Nazi regime . He became involved with the conspirators of the June 1944 attempt to assassinate Hitler, for which like many others involved in the plot, he paid with his life.
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  • David
    5.0 out of 5 stars Rommel biography
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2023
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    Excellent short biography. Succinct and to the point. I recommend this to anyone interested in history and leadership. Seems to present an unbiased view.
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  • Dennisthepirate
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lite on facts, but a good book nonetheless...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2018
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    I have read a number of books on the life of Erwin Rommel. The facts presented here a accurate, but it would have been nice to have seen more of them. Info about HOW Rommel pulled off some of his amazing victories would have supported the authors proposition that Rommel was one of the greatest military leaders in history.
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  • Venkata giriappa
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great general perished due to dictatorship of the socialists (Nazi)
    Reviewed in India on January 23, 2022
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    A patriotic valiant general ,a true soldier was martyred because of a revengeful socialists (Nazi)of Germany .honesty died a silent death in the cruel hands of inferior mindset fellow generals
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  • Doug H
    4.0 out of 5 stars It gives the basic life story of the man, and to that degree is worth reading.
    Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2019
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    The book would have benefited from a good editor. There are grammatical errors and mis-used words throughout.
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  • Jockaboy
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting.
    Reviewed in Australia on February 27, 2017
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    Worth a read. Learnt a lot in a little time especially how his life ended. Spoiler alert ; do not read the summary of the book.
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  • Renata Lima
    5.0 out of 5 stars Objetivo
    Reviewed in Brazil on January 6, 2020
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    Como sua proposta, mostra a vida de Erwin Rommel em um resumo rápido de suas façanhas e o tanto necessário para conhecer a pessoa.
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  • The Gob
    5.0 out of 5 stars Concise and short.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2020
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    Another awesome History In An Hour book, this time covering the General that gave the allies so much trouble during the Second World War. This is as usual with this series interesting and easily digestible.
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