Este historiador militar británico se centra en la Segunda Guerra Mundial y sus figuras clave. Sus obras profundizan en las estrategias y vidas de comandantes significativos, ofreciendo una profunda perspectiva sobre campañas y tácticas militares. A través de su escritura, explora la dinámica del mando y la toma de decisiones en momentos críticos del conflicto. Su enfoque es analítico y detallado, acercando al lector las complejidades de los acontecimientos bélicos.
Ultra - the code word for the greatest secret of World War II - was the method by which the Allies intercepted German radio transmissions and broke their coded contents. But how was this information transmitted to the battlefield? This work shows how this information was used in combat.
As the Germans wreaked havoc in Europe in the early 1940s, the war in Northern Africa seemed relatively insignificant. Yet a series of surprising victories by the Afrika Korps forced Winston Churchill to refocus his attention. In the desert, one of the war's most brilliant commanders was blooming - Commander Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel. In this provocative study, Ronald Lewin, prizewinning author of Slim: The Standardbearer and Ultra Goes to War charts the course of Rommel's military career. The Desert Fox, was a tactical genius - his personal leadership and ability to improvise on the battlefield with minimal resources were exemplary. Yet lapses in Rommel's judgment, combined with Churchill's heightened defenses and Hitler's neglect, led to a crushing defeat for the Afrika Korps at Alamein in 1942. As Rommel's success waned, so did his relations with Hitler. Rommel was an exceptional commander - not only for his skills, but for the integrity with which he carried himself. This integrity, admired even by his adversaries, proved fatal. Unafraid to voice his objections to Hitler's military decisions, Rommel was associated with the 1944 plot to kill the dictator. In the wake of the plot's failure, Rommel was forced to take his own life.
Field Marshall the Viscount Slim (1891-1970) was blessed with none of the advantages of wealth and social position that erased the progress of many army officers. With no armoury apart for his integrity, his personality and his intellect, he rose to the pinnacle of his profession as one of the finest fighting Generals of World War II on either side. Ronald Lewin's biography charts Bill Slim's life from humble beginnings through World War I, the inter-war years to his leadership of the 14th Army in Burma.
Relying upon his memory and some government documents the author examines Ultra, the intelligence network that intercepted German radio transmissions and broke their coded contents during World War II