Yes, I have the book, Major General Maurice Rose - World War II’s Greatest Forgotten Commander, and I recommend it. It is available instantly in Kindle format from Amazon, or in paperback and discounted used hardback versions.
The book has a detailed account of the events that resulted in his death. This morning I see that the Wikipedia entry has been revised and is now in line with the description in the book. He was killed by 14 bullets from the tank commander who captured them. It is hard for me to believe that the Germans did not realize who they had in their custody despite the fading light. His vehicle, his uniform, his enterage, his helmet all would have made it obvious. From an analysis of the wounds the general was shot while his hands were held above his head.
Many pages in the book cover the sequence of events and the investigation performed immediately afterwards in great detail. It also discusses the flaws in the methodology and reasoning which reached the conclusion while the war was still going on that it was all just a big misunderstanding. It is my own opinion that the conclusion was intentionally misleading as were various other versions told of the events leading to General Rose's death.
Thanks, sounds like poor battlefield decision making engaging in rather ruthless behaviour necessitated by the knowledge they, the Germans were losing the war on both fronts. There was ruthless going on, on many battlefields, there was a war going on.
Both General Rose and Patton weren’t looking to go out the way they did, but then neither were the hundreds of thousands of young soldiers, civilians, and other casualties of WWII. Bless their sacrifice whether willing or not for the peace we still enjoy today.