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Meanwhile. Rommel spent the longest day of all streaking to the front; but by the time (close to midnight) he arrived at his headquarters, nearly all of the 24 hours that he had prophetically claimed would decide the fate of Germany were over. In a mixture of egocentrism and utter despair, he said to his aide: "If I was Commander of the Allied forces right now, I could finish off the war in 14 days." Author Ryan leaves one question tantalizingly unanswered: How did Mrs. Rommel like the grey suede shoes?