Rommel's Desert Commanders: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941-42 (Stackpole Military History Series) Until now, historians have generally overlooked the talented cast of characters who supported Rommel during this campaign.New perspective on the most famous campaign of the legendary Desert Fox

Title	:	Rommel's Desert Commanders: The Men Who Served the Desert Fox, North Africa, 1941-42 (Stackpole Military History Series)
Author	:	Jr. Samuel W. Mitcham
Rating	:	4.77 (313 Votes)
Asin	:	0811735109
Format Type	:	Paperback
Number of Pages	:	240 Pages
Publish Date	:	2008-08-10
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New perspective on the most famous campaign of the legendary Desert Fox

Details on the contributions and animosities of Rommel's subordinates

Includes accounts of Tobruk, Gazala, El Alamein, and other battles In Libya and Egypt in 1941 and 1942, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel achieved immortality as the Desert Fox, battling and usually defeating numerically superior enemies. Until now, historians have generally overlooked the talented cast of characters who supported Rommel during this campaign. Distinguished military historian Samuel Mitcham recounts the battles of the Afrika Korps through the men who served Rommel as staff officers and commanders of divisions, regiments, and battalions--soldiers like Ludwig Crüwell and Walter Nehring, two of World War II's best panzer commanders, and Ernst-Günther Baade, who wore a kilt and carried a broadsword into battle.

Editorial : From the Publisher 43 b/w photos, 18 maps

this book goes into detail about the history of the program, the steps, Members experience, strength and hope. Do we really need a diagram to show that if you take a deep breath and blow into a trumpet, it makes a sound?

I suspect that many of the 5 star reviews were written by the author's students.

The 1 star review by Butler says that his instructor advised him to throw away "A Physical Approach", and I think this is probably pretty sound advice. Seeing them work together, seeing their interactions, really brought the story to life for me. Winakur is at his best when he weaves together stories of his father, his own medical practice as a gerontologist, and the ethical dilemmas that rise with the care of the debilitated and the extreme elderly. In my ignorance I imagined something as accommodating as a German Zeppelin or a Goodyear Blimp whereas, in truth, WW1 British airships were far more primitive. When Skylar Novak opens the door and tells him, "I'm so glad