Based on the real-life exploits of the British Long Range Desert Group special forces during World War II, Killing Rommel pits this elite group against the German Afrika Korps and their legendary commander Field Marshall Erwin Rommel.

Author Steven Pressfield brings this narrative to life. Set from the point of view of a young lieutenant, he mixes historical facts, real events, and even real people in this work of fiction. Pressfield’s dynamic ability to blend a story with the facts of true history is masterful.

Lieutenant Chapman goes into the book as a tank officer in the 22nd Armored Brigade, 7th Armored Division commanding a 4-tank reconnaissance troop. The story unfolds his role in the Long Range Desert Group, his training, wartime marriage, and many exploits until the end of the Africa campaign. His motto: Non Vi Thirst Art-Not by Strength, by Cunning.

While Rommel doesn’t actually die in Africa, the act of supreme courage and daring by the Allied forces that defeated the ‘Desert Fox’ in Africa marked the end of German supremacy.

Other works by Steven Pressfield include other historical novels Gates of Fire, Last of the Amazons, The Afghan Campaign, The Legend of Bagger Vance, and The Art of War.

Full Synopsis of Killing Rommel

Steven Pressfield’s quintet of acclaimed, bestselling novels about ancient warfare. Gates of Fire, Tides of War, The Last of the Amazons, The Virtues of War, and the afghan campaign– have earned him a reputation as a master chronicler of military history, a highly educated and engaging storyteller, and an author with keen insight into the minds of men in battle. In kill rommel Pressfield extends his talents to the modern world with a World War II story based on the real-life exploits of the Long Range Desert Group, an elite British special forces unit that faced off against the German Afrika Korps and its legendary commander, quarterback Erwin Rommel. the desert fox.”

Autumn 1942. Hitler’s legions have swept across Europe; France has fallen; Churchill and the English are isolated on his island. In North Africa, Rommel and his Panzer have defeated the British Eighth Army and are poised to invade Egypt, Suez and the Middle Eastern oil fields. With the outcome of the war in the balance, the British hatch a desperate plan: send a small, highly mobile and heavily armed force behind German lines to strike the blow that will stop the Afrika Korps in its tracks. Narrated from the point of view of a young lieutenant, kill rommel brings to life the style, agility and audacity of this extraordinary secret unit, the Long Range Desert Group. Stealthy and deadly like the scorpion that serves as their insignia, they live by their motto: Non Vi Thirst Art–Not by force, by deceit while gathering intelligence, setting up ambushes, and executing raids. kill rommel It chronicles the tactics, weaponry, and specialized skills necessary for combat, in extreme desert conditions. And he captures the camaraderie of this “band of brothers” as they perform the acts of bravery and cunning crucial to Allied victory in North Africa.

As in all his previous novels, Pressfield powerfully conveys the drama and intensity of war, the bonds of men in hand-to-hand combat, and the startling emotions and human frailties that come into play on the battlefield. A vivid and authoritative depiction of desert warfare, kill rommel brilliantly dramatizes an aspect of World War II that hasn’t been in the spotlight since patton. Combining scrupulous historical detail and accuracy with remarkable narrative drive, this gripping novel heralds Pressfield’s gift for bringing the latest history to life.