Rommel in Normandy: Reminiscences
by Friedrich Ruge
Book Summary Information
Author: Friedrich RugeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: German (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1984-05
ISBN: 0891410104
Number of pages: 266
Publisher: Book Sales
Book Reviews of Rommel in Normandy: Reminiscences
Book Review: A Great Work
Summary: 4 Stars
Ruge's account is an EXCELLENT source of information for anyone wanting to get into Rommel's head in the six months leading up to the invasion. Very earthy, with enough high-brow material to satisfy the scholars. I would have given Ruge five stars, but three points stick out. His 'log' has a number of days that were not recorded, and he just filled in with general material. Second, a number of details were erroneous - dates, units, etc. Third, the accounts in the diaries and notes from which this book was written were somewhat different than what was published. This though, was according to controversial researchist David Irving, so many may discount this last point. Still, I myself found Irving's work to be painstakingly accurate for so many details in his earlier books, despite the maelstrom his subsequent works on Hitler created. Anyway, Irving claims (and later verbally confirmed to me) that Ruge's earlier writings were later "changed" and cleaned up, for posterity, for history, and because reputations and career's were at stake. Irving claims to have a copy of this "unpublished" diary, which is quite frank in many respects.
Irving confirmst this claim about Ruge, stating: "He wrote a shorthand diary in 1944 which I had independently transcribed. It turned out that his own transcription embellished many parts, and also suppressed others which dented the image of his hero and friend, General Hans Speidel (who later headed land forces in Nato)."
Still, the points above notwithstanding, Ruge's account (though a thin work, considering the material and time span) is in many respects a stunning piece of work. The minutiae in the day-to-day details of their jobs give a truly clear picture of Rommel's day-to-day routine. And the many anecdotal details bring the characters to life.
A must for any historian on Rommel.
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