{"product_id":"2940011400537","title":"The Rommel Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003eA little over two months after the D-day landings, a German staff car, enroute to Fuhrer headquarters, pulls off the side of the road near Claremont-en-Argonne, France. The commander of the German Armies in France, Field Marshall von Kluge, and his aide alight from the car, heading to a peaceful spot shaded from the heat of the midday French sun. After a pleasant lunch, the Field Marshal hands his aide a personal letter addressed to his brother, and calmly swallows a cyanide capsule. Kluge has been in his job a little more than a month. He had been sent by Hitler to bolster the nerve of Field Marshal Rommel, the man entrusted with the task of defending France from the Allied invasion at Normandy. Rommel, a military genius whom the Allies dubbed, “The Desert Fox”, a man who had earned the grudging respect of Churchill himself, seemed more than equal to the task. However even a man of his abilities cannot counter the overwhelming power of the Allies. Kluge comes to the same conclusion as Rommel, there is no longer any possibility of a German victory. However, there remains one hope, one last mission planned by Rommel. A desperate German staff officer, Major Helder, attempts to carry it out...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll is based on solid historic evidence. Mensa Bulletin, March, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a literary masterpiece of historical fiction.\" Lloyd A. King, author of \"From 'Nam, With Love\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...providing a prespective rarely available to the reader.\" Hugh Rosen, author of \"Silent Battlefields: A Novel\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ken Kreckel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145160409328,"sku":"2940011400537","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011400537_p0.jpg?v=1763549291","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011400537","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}