Tobruk
birth of a legend
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
31 March 2003
Summary
Tobruk: The Desert Rats’ Stand Against Rommel
The siege of Tobruk in 1941 marked a pivotal moment in World War II, representing the first successful defeat of a German army operation by British forces. Despite Erwin Rommel, the cunning ‘Desert Fox,’ and the valor of his Afrika Korps, the outnumbered and outgunned British garrison resolutely defended the port.
Their unwavering resistance continued until ‘Operation Battleaxe,’ a relief mission, drove back the combined German a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304362585 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0304362581 |
| Series: | W&N Military |
| Author: | Frank Harrison |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 31 March 2003 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 26mm |
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About The Author
Frank Harrison
At the age of twenty, Frank Harrison served on the signals staff during the siege of Tobruk. He was subsequently captured and spent several years as a POW in Africa, Italy, Germany and finally Czechoslovakia. He became an art teacher after the war and it was while teaching on an Indian reservation that his writing career began.
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