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Author Battistelli, Pier Paolo.

Title Tobruk 1941
Published New York : The History Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (206 pages)
Series Battle story
Battle story.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Timeline; Historical Background; The Armies; The Days Before Battle; The Battlefield: What Actually Happened?; After the Battle: The Winners and the Losers; The Legacy; Orders of Battle; Further Reading; Copyright
Summary The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the 'gallant garrison' of Allied soldiers, primarily the Australian 9th Division, held out against constant attacks from Rommel's Afrika Korps. The battle became one of the longest sieges in British military history and a potent symbol of British resistance. However, Tobruk's importance was far beyond that of a mere symbol in the war, it was a key fortress and port that enabled the resupply of troops throughout the Western Desert theatre. Indeed, Goebbels was so infuriated by the British stand that he referred to the garrison troops as 'rats' an
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Subject Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942.
HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
Libya -- Tobruk.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780752478159
075247815X