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Free Download Rommel’s Ghost Division: Dash to the Channel – 1940 by David Mitchelhill-Green
English | August 1, 2024 | ISBN: 1526715171 | 394 pages | PDF | 110 Mb
Adolf Hitler invaded Western Europe in May 1940. After breaking through the supposedly ‘impenetrable’ Ardennes, Erwin Rommel was at the forefront of the Wehrmacht’s audacious drive through France. Rommel, who had no prior experience leading an armored division in combat, moved with such speed and nerve that he frequently surprised French units by arriving far earlier than expected. Crossing the Meuse River, we follow Rommel-in what he referred to as ‘practically a lightning Tour de France’-as he pushed through northern France to the English Channel. His spectacular victory at the coastal port of Saint-Valéry-en-Caux was crowned by the capture of Cherbourg. Following the armistice, Rommel was involved in reenacting certain battles, such as crossing the Somme, for the documentary Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West). This is the story of Rommel and the 7th Panzer Division-the so-called ‘Ghost Division’-in France, 1940.

Free Download Mark Simmons, "The Rebecca Code: Rommel’s Spy in North Africa and Operation Kondor"
English | ISBN: 0752468707 | 2012 | 192 pages | MOBI | 3 MB
John Eppler thought himself to be the perfect spy. Born to German parents, he grew up in Egypt, adopted by a wealthy family and was educated in Europe. Fluent in German, English and Arabic, he made the Hadj to Mecca but was more at home in high society or travelling the desert on camelback with his adopted Bedouin tribe. After joining the German Secret Service in 1937, in 1942 he was sent across the desert to Cairo by Field Marshal Rommel. His guide was the explorer and Hungarian aristocrat Laszlo Almasy, a man made famous by the book The English Patient. Eppler’s mission was to infiltrate British Army Headquarters and discover the Eighth Army’s troop movements and battle plans. In The Rebecca Code, Mark Simmons reveals the story of Operation Condor and its comedy of errors and how it was foiled by Major A.W. ‘Sammy’ Sansom of the British Field Security Service. It is a tale of the desert, of the hotbed of intrigue that was 1940s Cairo, and the spy who was to send his reports using a code based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca.

Free Download ERWIN ROMMEL: The Desert Fox and His Legacy of Command by Dennis A. Smith
English | October 12, 2024 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0DJZ15TFF | 82 pages | EPUB | 0.42 Mb
Erwin Rommel: The Desert Fox and His Legacy of Commandoffers an insightful and captivating look into the life and career of one of World War II’s most renowned military leaders. Spanning 81 pages, this concise yet detailed biography explores Rommel’s tactical genius, his pivotal role in key battles, and his rise to fame as the legendary "Desert Fox." From his command in North Africa to his complex relationship with Adolf Hitler, the book delves into Rommel’s triumphs and moral dilemmas during a tumultuous period in history.

Free Download Rommel’s Ghost Division: Dash to the Channel – 1940 (Images of War)
by David Mitchelhill-Green
English | August 1, 2024 | ISBN: 1526715171 | 256 pages | EPUB | 106 Mb

Free Download The Rebecca Code: Rommel’s Spy in North Africa and Operation Condor By Mark Simmons
2013 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 0752468707 | EPUB | 4 MB
Researched using previously unstudied MI5 and MI6 files, this study reveals the part played by Count Laszlo Almasy, the protagonist of the film The English Patient John Eppler thought himself to be the perfect spy. Born to German parents, he grew up in Egypt, adopted by a wealthy family and was educated in Europe. Fluent in German, English, and Arabic, he made the Hadj to Mecca but was more at home in high society or traveling the desert on camelback with his adopted Bedouin tribe. After joining the German Secret Service in 1937, in 1942 he was sent across the desert to Cairo by Field Marshal Rommel. His guide was the explorer and Hungarian aristocrat Laszlo Almasy, a man made famous by the book The English Patient. Eppler’s mission was to infiltrate British Army Headquarters and discover the Eighth Army’s troop movements and battle plans.This bookreveals the story of Operation Condor and its comedy of errors and how it was foiled by Major A.W. "Sammy" Sansom of the British Field Security Service. It is a tale of the desert, of the hotbed of intrigue that was 1940s Cairo, and the spy who was to send his reports using a code based on Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca.

Free Download Get Rommel: The Secret British Mission to Kill Hitler’s Greatest General By Michael Asher
2005 | 320 Pages | ISBN: 0304366943 | EPUB | 4 MB
In summer 1941 Erwin Rommel was Hitler’s favourite general: he had driven the British out of Libya and stood poised to invade Egypt. He seemed unbeatable. So the British decided to have him killed. The British opened their counter-attack with a series of special forces raids, the first ever operation by the newly formed SAS. Rommel was one of the targets. Michael Asher reveals how poor planning and incompetence in high places led to disaster in the desert– and how fantastic bravery and brilliant improvisation enabled a handful of men to escape. Classic real life adventure, written by best-selling desert expert and novelist Michael Asher.

Free Download Michael Olive, Robert Edwards – Rommel’s Desert Warriors: 1941-1942
Stackpole Books | 2012 | ISBN: 0811710831 | English | 220 pages | PDF | 163.03 MB
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Free Download Spike Milligan, "Rommel? Gunner Who?: A Confrontation in the Desert (War Biography Vol. 2)"
English | 2012 | pages: 208 | ISBN: 0140041079 | EPUB | 14,6 mb
This is the second volume of Mr Milligan’s reminiscences of World War II.

Free Download Pier Paolo Battistelli, "Rommel’s Afrika Korps: Tobruk to El Alamein"
English | 2006 | pages: 100 | ISBN: 1841769010 | PDF | 36,5 mb
In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster. By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the loss of the entire of Libya. On 14 February 1941 the first echelons of German troops hurriedly arrived at the port of Tripoli, starting the 27-month German engagement in Northern Africa. This book covers the complex and oft-changing organisation and structure of German forces in North Africa from their first deployment through to the conclusion of the battle of El Alamein, an engagement that irrevocably changed the strategic situation in the Western Desert.