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How Rommel's 88mm became the most feared gun of WWII

Originally designed as an anti-aircraft weapon, Germany's 88mm Flak gun became one of the deadliest anti-tank weapons of ...
The National Interest

General Rommel, Not a Tank or Sub, Was Hitler’s Ultimate Weapon

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Rommel demonstrated how superior leadership can sometimes overcome even material disadvantage. All other things being equal, leadership will trump opponents who might ...
PBS

Clues and Evidence

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel devised a diabolical array of defenses to protect the French coastline. Allied forces, however, developed their own innovative countermeasures, which ultimately won the day.
The National Interest

Desert Fox: How This German General Became Hitler’s Ultimate Weapon

Key Point: General Rommel demonstrated how superior leadership can sometimes overcome even material disadvantage. On August 2, 1990 Saddam Hussein invaded the oil-rich country of Kuwait. President ...