Comments on: Killing Rommel – Book Review

By: Bruce Byer

Bruce Byer — Thu, 12 May 2011 15:55:29 +0000

I am still not certain this book, Killing Rommel, is fiction, historical, or otherwise.

I would accept that a few names have been invented, but that is about all. The story just seems too real to be made up.

If the story line was invented in the authors head, I am impressed.

I spent a couple of years in the area, (in oil), and the desert conditions descriptions just seem too real to be made up.

By: Doug Bishop

Doug Bishop — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:13:22 +0000

Just finished the book, Killing Rommel; it was difficult to seperate fact from fiction, and hard to put down.

Steven Pressfield took me right out there on the front lines, I felt the heat of the desert sun, shuddered at the terrifying thunder of the Panzer guns, and wept as the ordinary men of both sides of the conflict gave their lives in the North African campaign.

Kudo’s to Steven on his ability to conduct such complete research, drawing into the story actual events and geographical setting.

I’ll be looking for other books by this author.

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