Tobruk / Peter FitzSimons.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, N.S.W. : HarperCollins Publishers Australia, 2016Copyright date: ©2006Edition: 75th anniversary editionDescription: 720 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 20 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781460751916Subject(s): Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North | World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, AustralianDDC classification: 940.54231 Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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