 Cornelia 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.She comments that she would not describe Rommel as a resistance fighter, although he did support the assassination attempt.Patrick Major describes Rommel as someone who went along with the regime as long as it served his needs, a "fellow traveler rather than a war criminal".