George patton, bernard montgomery, and erwin rommel. Montgomery and rommel were great adversaries in the wwii front lines. In patton, montgomery, rommel, one of britains most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the north african. British military historian terry brighton has written a biographical triptych of george patton, bernard montgomery and erwin rommel, three of. All suffered through two decades of peace, yearning for another war and continuing to impress those in command who could tolerate their egotism. Patton 25 movie clip complete air supremacy 1970 hd. Bernard montgomery was one of the british top generals during wwii commander of the eight army known as the desert rats. Right, below british wwii general bernard montgomery. Far from being a gimmicky attempt to use top generals to slap together an historical narrative, this book is very well written, the content well researched, and the presentation.
The juxtaposition of their jousting with one another provides a useful takeoff point for analysis. Patton montgomery rommel masters of war for sale online ebay. All were arrogant, publicity seeking, and personally flawed, yet each possessed a genius for command and an unrivaled enthusiasm for combat. The rommel myth, or the rommel legend, is a phrase used by a number of historians for the common depictions of german field marshal erwin rommel as an apolitical, brilliant commander and a victim of nazi germany due to his presumed participation in the 20 july plot against adolf hitler, which led to his forced suicide in 1944. It was one of the foundational texts that helped to build and spread the rommel legend as one of the components of the overarching myth of the clean wehrmacht. It is an interesting choice to include all three, there are some similarities between patton and rommel, but montgomery is very different. At the time of the book s writing in the mid1930s, rommels rank was lieutenant colonel. Scott and sir arthur john barrie discuss air supremacy, the headquarters are ironically attacked by german planes. Infanterie greift an is a classic book on military tactics written by erwin rommel about his experiences in world war i. Masters of war by terry brighton in djvu, epub, fb2 download e book. Patton, montgomery, rommel ebook by terry brighton. In patton, montgomery, rommel, one of britains most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the north african and european theaters, as well as their chief. The book cover of the 1953 edition of the rommel papers, edited by b.
In the film of the same name patton declares to have read the rommel book. Scott and his men attack and annihilate rommel s battalion of tanks and infantry during the tunisia campaign in africa. Patton, montgomery, rommel compact disc book passage. In the second world war, the united states, great britain, and germany each produced one landforce commander who stood out from the rest. All were arrogant, publicity seeking, and personally flawed, yet each possessed a genius for command and an. Listen to patton, montgomery, rommel masters of war by terry brighton available. Rommel had planned to write a successor called panzer greift an in english. Masters of war by brighton book the fast free patton, montgomery, rommel. Masters of war book online at best prices in india on. Author terry brighton has done an excellent job of tracing their lives, both individually and collectively. Right, above generalfeldmarschall erwin rommel of the germans.
According to these historians, who take a critical. During the attack, patton is fed up and takes the matter. Patton, montgomery, rommel audiobook by terry brighton. Masters of war and millions of other books are available for instant access. Tanks attack about tank warfare, and gathered much material during the. A comparative biography of rommel, montgomery, and patton, although it might have been better titled montgomery and two other guys, since montgomery, by far gets the most coverage. Patton, montgomery, rommel by terry brighton overdrive. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Oct 31, 2011 montgomery s pursuit of broken enemies was as fast, or faster, than patton s best efforts in both north africa where he was very cautious not to overextend his troops and offer rommel a chance to mount his preferred counterattack option, and in northern france where 2nd army moved faster pursuing retreating germans than patton did even. Aug 28, 2008 this book has an interesting premisethe interactions among three generals in world war iigeorge patton usa, bernard montgomery uk, and erwin rommel germany. Patton, montgomery, rommel carnegie library of pittsburgh.
Montgomerys pursuit of broken enemies was as fast, or faster, than pattons best efforts in both north africa where he was very cautious not to overextend his troops and offer rommel a chance to mount his preferred counterattack option, and in northern france where 2nd army moved faster pursuing retreating germans than patton did even. A warrior of ancient greece, chabrias, is credited with the aphorism, an. The rommel myth, or the rommel legend, is a phrase used by a number of historians for the common. Patton, montgomery, rommel audiobook, by terry brighton. Patton, montgomery, rommel king county library system.
Bernard david montgomery together with his friend manfred rommel, sons of opposing generals during wwii. During a dinner in saigon with some news correspondents in 1971, gen. In the first book of its kind, historian terry brighton brings all three men. Beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal confrontations at. Patton 18851945, bernard montgomery 18871976 and erwin rommel 18911944 all served in world war i, impressed superiors and received severe wounds. Patton, montgomery, rommel book hillsborough county. I will quote it below, but be warned it is a little out of context. Patton, montgomery, rommel introduces the reader to the parallel biographies of three of the great commanders of world war ii whose careers were as intertwined in life as they are in this book. Nov 02, 2010 patton, montgomery, rommel introduces the reader to the parallel biographies of three of the great commanders of world war ii whose careers were as intertwined in life as they are in this book. Patton, montgomery, rommel navy general library program. Scott and his men attack and annihilate rommels battalion of tanks and infantry during the tunisia campaign in africa. I have only seen one mention by rommel in his own words speaking of patton, and even then he only speaks of him indirectly, in terms of the performance of pattons army.
Terry brighton in patton, montgomery, rommel, one of britains most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the north african and european theaters, as well as their. In patton, montgomery, rommel, one of britains most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the north african and european theaters, as well as their chief commandersthree men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of world war ii. All were arrogant, publicity seeking, and personally flawed, yet each possessed a genius for command. Monty, patton and rommel crown, new york, 1109dust jacket flap includes bibliographical references pages 407411 and index. Ii corps under lieutenant general george patton in southcentral tunisia. Patton, montgomery, rommel audiobook listen instantly. In patton, montgomery, rommel, one of britains most accomplished military scholars presents an unprecedented study of the land war in the north african and european theaters, as well as their chief commandersthree men who also happened to be the most compelling dramatis personae of world war ii beyond spellbinding depictions of pivotal. Patton, montgomery, rommel patton, montgomery, rommel audiobook, by terry brighton. The erwin rommel book in question is most likely to be infantry attacks, published in the middle of the 30s as infanterie greift an.
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