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Oh, what? In the same way as when they made that U-571 film or whatever they called it?

Not saying that this is the case for a second-but there is a possibility, given Rommel's later actions, that Irving paints him in an unflattering light precisely because of his political views. BTW, the Heckmann book certainly "redresses the balance"-both in terms of the assesment of his qualities as a general and politically (if that interests you, at all. He was a confirmed Nazi and, like many other anti-Hitler conspirators, only got involved once he could see the writing on the wall).

No offence to our American bretheren-and sorry if this has already been posted, but why aren't the Anzac voices actually Australian and New Zealand accents? They're definitely Yank, imo.... :eek:

Not having read the books, I can't answer for sure. I may have my theories given the track record of the accuracy of his "research" (rather than the political opinions themselves) in other areas.... But more usefully, why not read some other, less controversial histories? Here's some suggestions Alamein-John Bierman & Colin Smith Rommel's War in Africa-Wolf Heckmann The Crucible of War-Barrie Pitt (this one's a trilogy and probably the best of the lot). All should be available from your library-and you might then be in a better position to judge for yourself.

@ Michael emrys and MrSpkr....you might just like to check Schoerner's contributions to the "Philosophical Question" thread for confirmation of your suspicions. What a mug (if that's not too mild a word), eh?

Sorry for post being a little "off topic", but have to agree with mattf about Schoerner's posts. He might have also quoted if the Empire doesn't get rid of interest-slavery and it's deadly embrace by the USA, but when Highgrade Freemason Churchill became Prime-Minister, the way GB would go, was clear. Anyone with more than a passing knowledge of present day as well as historical fascism/nazism will know there is only one direction Schoerner is coming from-note particulary the references to freemasonry and "interest-slavery". I wonder who Schoerner thinks "controls" this system? Does the answer have the words "international" "conspiracy" and"Z*****t" in it, by any chance? Definately seems to be a case of the "Dr Strangelove" complex at work here-tho' of course Peter Sellers did a better job of controlling his left arm.