<sod>Early authors such as Desmond Young and [[Basil Liddel-Hart]] mention "the Rommel legend" in their respective books.{{sfn|Young|1950|p=26}}{{sfn|Rommel|Liddel-Hart|1953|p=xv}} ''Mythos Rommel'' (which has been translated into English as the "Rommel Myth"), as used by German authors, is a neutral description, as can be seen in works by authors such as Peter Lieb, who contributed to the recent, critical book ''Rommel Reconsidered''.{{sfn|Beckett|2014|pp=1–2}} The term also recognises that "Rommel is and remains a ''Mythos''&nbsp;... He could not be stuck in a single drawer. At any rate, one should decide for oneself whether one sees him as a role model or not."<ref name="Rommel ist und bleibt ein Mythos">{{cite web |last1=Lasserre |first1=Caroline |title=Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung |url=http://www.kas.de/niedersachsen/de/publications/38303/ |accessdate=2016-08-03}}</ref> Claudia Hecht, the author of the 2008 exhibition named ''Mythos Rommel'' and a book of the same name, explains that despite extensive research, it is hard to see who Rommel really was under all the layers of the myth.<ref name=Welt180808>{{cite news |last=Sonnberger |first=Heike |date=18 August 2008 |title=Ausstellung entzaubert "Wüstenfuchs" Rommel |newspaper=Die Welt |url=http://www.welt.de/politik/article2320651/Ausstellung-entzaubert-Wuestenfuchs-Rommel.html |accessdate=15 June 2016}}</ref> She comments that she would not describe Rommel as a resistance fighter, although he did support the assassination attempt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brunner |first1=Tobias |title=70. Todestag von Erwin Rommel: Nazi-General oder Widerstandskämpfer? (Interview of Cornelia Hecht) |date=14 October 2014 |publisher=WEB.DE |url=http://web.de/magazine/politik/70-todestag-erwin-rommel-nazi-general-widerstandskaempfer-30139788 |accessdate=14 September 2016}}</ref> Other German authors who use the word "Mythos" in this neutral manner include {{illm|Maurice Philip Remy|de|Maurice Remy}}, {{illm|Wolfram Pyta|de|Wolfram Pyta}},{{sfn|Pyta|2015|p=502}} {{illm|Jörg Echternkamp|de|Jörg Echternkamp}},{{sfn|Echternkamp|2010|p=114}} [[Guido Knopp]],{{sfn|Knopp|2013|}} and Sandra Mass.{{sfn|Mass|2006|p=254}}<eod>
<sod>Early authors such as Desmond Young and [[Basil Liddel-Hart]] mention "the Rommel legend" in their respective books. Liddel-Hart described British efforts to make counter-propaganda against Rommel's reputation: "Thus the British commanders and headquarter staffs were compelled to make strenuous efforts to dispel "the Rommel legend".{{sfn|Young|1950|p=26}}{{sfn|Rommel|Liddel-Hart|1953|p=xv}} <eod>