Books

[keif149]

Greetings!
Next is “With Rommel in the Desert”. By H.W. Schmidt. CR.1931, ISBN 0-553-13130-3.

Schmidt was Rommel’s aid-de-camp. Having just read general information about Rommel, this was a nice insight to some of his more personal features. I especially enjoyed the description of Rommel hunting antelope between major battles. Although the whole book is not about Schmidt’s association with Rommel, his own story is quite interesting. He leaves Rommel to command his own company and later a battalion. The book ends at the defeat of the German Army in North Africa. Not sure if he has written other books, but this story ends with him back in Germany.
Translated well into English, it is easy to read. My copy was a Bantam War Book paperback series. A steal from a used book store for .50 cents. It has a few maps, and many fine sketches. Also the colored fold out “painting” was nice also.
Scenario ideas would probably most benefit larger scale games, as the Panzer Campaigns or The Campaign Series. Some battles he does give a good account for both sides suitable for CMAK etc.
I enjoyed it and I think most people would as well.
Keif.


http://www.amazon.com/Rommel-Desert-War-...0939482398