['< 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 | release date = 18 august 2008 | title = ausstellung entzaubert " wustenfuchs " 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 widerstandskampfer? ( 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 | jorg echternkamp | de | jorg 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 >']