Tobruk 75th Anniversary Edition
Peter FitzSimons
ISBN 10: 1460751914 ISBN 13: 9781460751916
Published by HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2017
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Num Pages: 720 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJH; HBWQ; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 46. Weight in Grams: 508. . 2017. 75th Anniversary ed. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9781460751916
Synopsis:
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. 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, as 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 extensive source material - including diaries and letters, many never published before - this extraordinary book, written in Peter FitzSimons' highly readable style, is the definitive account of this remarkable chapter in Australia's history.
About the Author: Peter FitzSimons is a journalist with the Sydney Morning Herald and Sun-Herald. He is the author of over twenty-seven books - including biographies of Charles Kingsford Smith, Nancy Wake, Kim Beazley, Nene King, Nick Farr-Jones, Steve Waugh and John Eales - and is one of Australia's biggest selling non-fiction authors of the last fifteen years.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Tobruk 75th Anniversary Edition
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New