FitzSimons, Peter, <br/><br/>
Tobruk / 
Peter FitzSimons. 
 - 75th anniversary edition. 
 - 720 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations, maps, portraits ;  20 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> EUROPEAN HISTORY. AUSTRALIAN. The definitive account of when Australia's famed Rats of Tobruk they took on General Erwin Rommel, The Desert Fox. The classic story of 1941's Battle of Tobruk, in which more than 15,000 Australian troops - backed by British artillery - fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Rommel's formidable Afrika Korps. During the dark heart of World War II, when Hitler turned his attention to conquering North Africa, a distracted and far-flung Allied force could not give its all to the defence of Libya. So the job was left to the roughest, toughest bunch that could be mustered: the Australian Imperial Force. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781460751916 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Africa, North.<br/>World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Australian.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>940.54231