"A vivid, balanced and frequently enthralling biography of Rommel, the
general and the man. It is must reading for every aficionado of modern
military history." -San Francisco Chronicle
Erwin Rommel's instinct for battle and leadership places him among the
great commanders of history. In this definitive biography, David Fraser,
an acclaimed biographer and distinguished soldier, looks at Rommel's
career and shows how wild and superficially undisciplined Rommel's bold
style of leadership could be, and how it inspired the men under his
command to attack with ferocity and pursue with tenacity--qualities that
served him well in his great battles in the North African desert and
throughout his entire military career. Fraser also thoroughly explores
the question of Rommel's possible involvement in the plot against Hitler
and the reason for his forced suicide, even though there was no criminal
evidence against him.
Revealing his failings as well as his genius, Knight's Cross is a
fascinating biography of a soldier whose distinguished career has become
a part of history.