Two men came to personify generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery for the British and Erwin Rommel for the Germans. In the span of a few short years, they fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theaters of war, establishing them as two of the greatest generals of their age.
Ever since, historians have assessed their outstanding leadership, personalities, and skill.
Monty and Rommel is the first comparative biography written of these two extraordinary soldiers. Born four years apart, their lives were remarkably similar-from their shared provincial upbringings to each emerging from the First World War with glowing war records. Caddick-Adams explores how each was consequently "made" by their war leaders, Churchill and Hitler, and how the thoughts of both continue to have an impact on today's armies.
Two men came to personify generalship in the Second World War: Bernard Montgomery for the British and Erwin Rommel for the Germans. In the span of a few short years, they fought a series of extraordinary duels across several theaters of war, establishing them as two of the greatest generals of their age.
Ever since, historians have assessed their outstanding leadership, personalities, and skill.
Monty and Rommel is the first comparative biography written of these two extraordinary soldiers. Born four years apart, their lives were remarkably similar-from their shared provincial upbringings to each emerging from the First World War with glowing war records. Caddick-Adams explores how each was consequently "made" by their war leaders, Churchill and Hitler, and how the thoughts of both continue to have an impact on today's armies.
