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Rommel was but a lieutenant in 1917, assigned to one of the German mountain units sent to Italy for the new offensive. As the German and Austrian troops launched their surprise attack at Caporetto, Rommel often found himself in command of many times the number of troops normally led by one of his rank. Rommel led mountain infantry and machine-gunners in many daring advances over some of the world's roughest terrain, on one occasion taking 9,000 prisoners in a single day. Rommel came away from the campaign with Germany's most coveted decoration, and had laid the foundation of a legend.
John and Eileen Wilks have been studying the Caporetto campaign for many years, and have drawn upon official records to reveal the influential early days of one of history's greatest military commanders.
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John Wilks is an author and a historian.
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As many Guild members will know the Austro-German attack at Caporetto in 1917 involved the young Erwin Rommel. This book uses a combination of extracts from Rommel’s and research taken from official histories to construct a detailed narrative of the fighting in the Caporetto region. There are plenty of maps to support the text and the Rommel story is not allowed to dominate the wider historical landscape. This is an ideal introduction to the FWW Italian Front and it also explains many of the traits displayed by the Desert Fox in later years. (Despatches, Winter 2016)
This book uses a combination of extracts from Rommel's and research taken from official histories to construct a detailed narrative of the fighting in the Caporetto region. There are plenty of maps to support the text and the Rommel story is not allowed to dominate the wider historical landscape. This is an ideal introduction to the FWW Italian Front and it also explains many of the traits displayed by the Desert Fox in later years. (Guild of Battlefield Guides)
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- PublisherLeo Cooper
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0850527724
- ISBN 13 9780850527728
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages224
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