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Tobruk

By Peter , Fitzsimons

Book information

Publisher
Harper Collins Aus;HarperCollins Publishers
Year
2008
ISBN
9780732276454, 0732276454, 978-0-7322-8631-6, 073228631X, 978-0-7322-9156-3
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1132391 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2017-08-15 11:00:00
1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa1939-1945 -- Participation1941-1942.1941-1942.;World WarAustralian.;Military campaigns.;Military participaBattle ofBattles ofLibyaNorth.;Libya -- Tobruk.;TobrukNorth.;World WarTobruk

Description

In the early days of April 1941, the 14,000 Australian forces garrisoned in the Libyan town of Tobruk were told to expect reinforcements and supplies within eight weeks... Eight months later these heroic, gallant, determined 'Rats of Tobruk' were rescued by the British Navy having held the fort against the might of Rommel's never-before defeated Afrika Corps. Like Gallipoli and Kokoda, the siege of Tobruk is an iconic battle in Australia's military history. Under ceaseless attack from Rommel's men, the Australian defence held strong. In Tobruk, Peter FitzSimons relates the personal histories and stories not only of the men who defended the garrison against the German onslaught but of the Desert Fox, Erwin Rommel, and the powers back in both Berlin and Britain

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