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ISBN: 0425193462

ISBN13: 9780425193464

Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century

Name: Nice summary of the careers of two major WWII generals
Item: Patton And Rommel: Men of War in the Twentieth Century
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By Dennis E. Showalter

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Book Overview

A dual biography of the two World War II generals who changed warfare--and history--forever. General George S. Patton and General Erwin Rommel- They served their countries through two World Wars. Their temperaments, both on and off the battlefield, were overwhelmingly contrary-but their approach to modern warfare was remarkably similar. Written by a prominent military historian, Patton and Rommel takes a provocative look at both figures, intertwining the stories of the paths they took and the decisions they made during the course of the Second World War-and compares the lives and careers of two men whose military tactics redirected the course of history.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0425193462

ISBN13:9780425193464

Release Date:April 2005

Publisher:Berkley Publishing Group

Length:448 Pages

Weight:1.50 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Grade 12 and higher

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Rated 5 stars
Nice summary of the careers of two major WWII generals

By Thriftbooks.com User, September 24, 2006

I bought this book at an airport bookstore, and really enjoyed it. For those that don't have the time to read full biographies of Patton and Rommell, this is the book for you. If you've already read separate biographies of the two, I wouldn't necessarily recommend this book.

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Rated 4 stars
Light Reading

By Thriftbooks.com User, September 18, 2006

This is not a bad book if you realize what it really is: a nice light-reading history. This is not for those who already have dozens of books about these two men. It is a book for those who haven't read much history, but would like to get a nice introduction to these two great generals. For that, it's a really good book. I found that the author of this book seems to favor Rommel over Patton. Whereas Rommel is depicted...

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Rated 5 stars
Patton and Rommel

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 20, 2005

A great,well written book and well descibes the two men.The only mistake I know of in the book was where the author,Shoemaker,gives the date of the invasion at Salerno,Italy as Sept 8th 1943.It was Sept 9th 1943.I know I was there.You do not forget those dates.I also believe more could have been said about the battle at El Guettar,the only time Patton engaged Rommel.The author only gave it several lines and felt it was not...

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Rated 4 stars
Very Good Book

By Thriftbooks.com User, July 11, 2005

I read this book last night and I think that this is a well-researched book about two of the Second World War's famous commanders, George Patton and Erwin Rommel. I really like the fact that the book explores thier similarities and their diffrences in personality, command style, and circumstances in which they found themselves under. The one weakness that the book has is that I couldn't use the bibliography all that much...

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Rated 5 stars
Book Review

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 28, 2005

Yeah before I start, this was for English class so if anything is incorrect, bare with me, and I also didn't finish this book so... The beginning of this book talked the childhood of both Patton and Rommel. It then explained about Rommel's military career before and during World War 1. I learned that Rommel was a very well respected man even in War World 1. He earned First and Second Iron Cross and some other award. Then the...

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