Rommel's Lieutenants: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, France, 1940

by Samuel W. Mitcham Jr.

Book Overview

Perhaps the most famous soldier to fight in World War II was Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, who achieved immortality as the Desert Fox. He is also one of the most admired. Rommel's first field command during the war was the 7th Panzer Division, also known as the Ghost Division, which he led in France in 1940. Rommel had a great deal of help in France--much more than his published papers suggest. His staff officers and company, battalion and regimental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00BG7OHKA
• ISBN13: 9780275991852
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"