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简介:TheAustro-GermanattackatCaporettoin1917producedafullscalebreakthroughwhichforcedtheItalianarmiestoretreatfromneartheAustrianfrontiertowithintwentymilesofVenice.YoungLieutenantRommelhadthegoodfortunetobepartofoneoftheGermanunitswhichledtheattackontheItalianpositions.ThemasterlyGermanplancarriedoutbysomeofthebestGermanandAustriantroopsimmediatelyestablishedawarofmovementwhichofferedfineopportunitiestoambitiousyoungofficers.NoonemadegreateruseoftheseopportunitiesthanErwinRommel. Rommel’sownaccountoftheactionhasbeentranslatedintoEnglishbut,untilnow,therehasbeennosatisfactoryworkinEnglishcoveringthewideraspectsoftheBattleofCaporettowhichareanessentialbackgroundforanunderstandingofhisdramaticexploits.Thisbook,bytheauthorsoftheacclaimedTheBritishArmyinItaly1917-1918,isbasedlargelyonofficialhistoriesanddocuments,andtherecordsofRommelandhiscommandingofficerinItaly. Inadditiontobeingathoroughandauthoritativedescriptionoftheoverallbattle,RommelandCaporettogivesafascinatinginsightintothequalitiesthatthissuperbsoldierwastodisplaytosuchdevastatingeffectagainsttheAlliesduringtheSecondWorldWar.…