Tobruk
The Great Seige 1941-2
The siege of Tobruk was the longest in British military history. The coastal fortress and deep-water port was of crucial importance to the battle for North Africa, and the key that would unlock the way to Egypt and the Suez Canal. For almost a year the isolated garrison held out against all attempts to take it, and in the process Tobruk assumed a propaganda role that outweighed its great strategic value, becoming a potent symbol of resistance when the war was going badly for the British. Goebbels referred to the garrison as 'rats,' and they proudly adopted the insult as a title, and became the 'Rats of Tobruk.' When it finally fell to German…
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- ISBN: 978-0-7524-8715-1
- EAN: 9780752487151
- Produktnummer: 14814989
- Verlag: The History Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 160 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'450 KB
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