Tobruk
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$49.99 |
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28/06/2006 |
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C Format Hardback
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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 defense 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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