| Description |
xxix, 689 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates. : illustrations maps. ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Premier's reading challenge 7-9 |
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Premier's reading challenge 7-9
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| Summary |
Peter FitzSimons returns to one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of Tobruk in 1941, against Adolf Hitler's formidable Afrika Korps. Against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. In the tradition of his bestselling Kokoda, Peter FitzSimons returns to one of the seminal moments in Australian history: the Battle of Tobruk in 1941, in which more than 15,000 Australian troops, backed by British artillery, fought in excruciating desert heat through eight long months, against Adolf Hitler'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. The AIF's defence of the harbour city of Tobruk against the Afrika Korps' armoured division is not only the stuff of Australian legend, it is one of the great battles of all time. Against the might of General Rommel and his Panzers, the Australians relied on one factor in particular to give them the necessary strength against the enemy: mateship. Drawing on new and even more extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's history |
| Analysis |
World War II (Australia,North Africa) |
| Notes |
"Brought to life with over 150 photos"--Front cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 657-664) index |
| Subject |
Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Africa, North.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Australian.
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| Genre/Form |
Military collection
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| ISBN |
9780732289546 hardback |
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