Rommel, Charles Messenger
Rommel, Charles Messenger
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Rommel
Leadership Lessons from the Desert Fox

Author: Charles Messenger, General Wesley K. Clark

Narrator: Tom Weiner

Unabridged: 5 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/27/2012

Synopsis

Modeled on the acclaimed Great Generals Series, which features the strategy and legacy of famous American generals, World Generals broadens the scope to include the world’s finest military leaders. Each volume includes a foreword by General Wesley K. Clark and is coedited with an afterword by a different foreign general.This exciting series opens with “the Desert Fox,” the most famous German field marshal in World War II, Erwin Rommel. A hero of the people of the Third Reich and widely respected by his opponents, Rommel proved himself highly adept at blitzkrieg warfare. Both in France and North Africa he consistently outwitted his adversaries through his ability to sense the weak spot in his enemy’s deployment and by the pace at which he conducted his operations. Rommel was seriously wounded in France just three days before the aborted attempt on Hitler’s life. Rommel subsequently came under suspicion of being involved in the plot and, under pressure, committed suicide. Rommel displayed an outstanding ability to seize the initiative and retain it, and here, Charles Messenger draws on the skills behind this ability for the benefit of modern-day leaders.

About Charles Messenger

Charles Messenger served for twenty years as an officer in the Royal Tank Regiment before becoming a full-time military historian and defense analyst. He is the author of nearly forty books, including The Blitzkrieg Story. He lives in London.

About Tom Weiner

Tom Weiner, a dialogue director and voice artist best known for his roles in video games and television shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Transformers, is the winner of eight Earphones Awards and is an Audie Award finalist. He is a former member of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

About General Wesley K. Clark

General Wesley K. Clark served in the United States Army for thirty-four years and rose to the rank of four-star general as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He is author of A Time to Lead, as well as the bestselling books Waging Modern War and Winning Modern Wars. He lives in Little Rock, Arkansas.

About General Klaus Naumann

General Klaus Naumann was inspector general of the Bundeswehr from 1991 to 1996 and chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 1996 to 1999.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Raimo on September 22, 2016

A blitzkrieg of a book! Not a compliment. This book is one of a series that purports to draw "leadership lessons" from the exploits of "World Generals" throughout history. What happens, in fact, is that the author races through the generals wartime feats and failures at the firing rate of a modern a......more

Goodreads review by Gregory on April 08, 2020

Half history half lessons on leadership. It was a little jaring going from history to a lessons on leadership. It would get five stars if it was just a history on Rommel. The lessons were artificial.......more

Goodreads review by Steven on July 26, 2009

For those interested in generalship, this book should be of some interest. The focus by author Charles Messenger is German General Erwin Rommel, "The Desert Fox." This book is part of a series, one aim of which is to suggest parallels between a general's body of work and current military actions. He......more

Goodreads review by Scott on February 12, 2020

So I’ll preface this review by saying that I don’t concentrate as well as I should when listening to a book. But having said that, from what I heard this was a very thorough explanation of Rommel’s war strategies and leadership lessons. I need to read more about Rommel and especially his tactics at......more

Goodreads review by Chris on April 24, 2022

I listened to the audio book and it was more a recounting of the life of Rommel than a leadership or lessons on leadership book. I learned a few things though no new leadership principles from listening to this audiobook. I have a hard time recommending this book.......more

Quotes

“WWII newsreels showed General Erwin Rommel as a dashing commander whose successes in North Africa made him a hero to Germans and earned him the moniker ‘Desert Fox’ among the Allies. Sixty years later, in a style as briskly paced as an armored attack, former Royal Tank Regiment officer Charles Messenger strips away the mythology to deliver the accurate portrait of an ambitious soldier who became Hitler’s favorite general and nemesis of George Patton, explaining why Rommel’s battlefield strategy and tactics should be studied by today’s leaders.” H. Paul Jeffers, bestselling author of Freemasons

“Charles Messenger tells the story of Germany’s most famous field marshal with a verve and brio reminiscent of his subject. Anyone seeking a concise account of Rommel’s remarkable life and career need look no further.” Roger Moorhouse, author of Killing Hitler

“A superior compact life of the German field marshal and tank expert, in which narrative and analysis are exceptionally well balanced.” Booklist

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