After the costly defeat at Kasserine Pass exposed serious weaknesses in American forces, General George S. Patton was sent to North Africa to restore discipline and confidence. Facing the experienced ...

Every morning over breakfast in early 1942, the infamous German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel received a classified intelligence briefing. The reports detailed British troop positions, supply routes, ...

Before General George S. Patton became famous in Europe, he proved his worth in the harsh deserts of North Africa. Facing the cunning and ruthless maneuvers of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel, Patton took ...

A rare insight into the military career and personal life of Germany's most famous Second World War commander, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel. Told from the perspective of his son Manfred, it tells what ...

ROMMEL, THE DESERT FOX (264 pp.) ­Desmond Young ­ Harper ($3.50). One of the few World War II battle commanders to become a legendary figure while the fight was still on was the Germans’ stocky, ...