Product Description

A story of extraordinary resilience as the Libyan port's 24,000 defenders met increasingly desperate attempts by Rommel's Panzer divisions to break through the hurriedly thrown-up defences.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #205498 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 336 pages

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Review
'A thoroughly interesting and informative read, pitched to the right level with a good balance between the details and story.' --Soldier magazine

Review
'Attractive and readable account of the 242-day siege of Tobruk in 1941.'

Review
'Gripping narrative...provides a soldier's eye view of the bitterly contested siege, using a range of eye witness accounts.'

Customer Reviews

A pounding in the sand
This is an easily readable book but has all the 1941 detail you could want. I was disappointed that it did not follow on with what happened in 1942 when Rommel surged back (no siege then)and subsequently was finally thrown out. The British-Italian battles are very interesting - a part of WW2 often ignored.

a must read
The best military history book I have read in 50 years, takes you to the action and describes characteristic of austrailian digger to perfection
mad paddy

A book to read on the beach...
...as all that sand provides a perfect backdrop for this, an account of the siege of Tobruk.
It may be a cliche but one can really smell the bully beef, the sweat, the tepid water, the stale urine, from reading this book. Short of hopping on a plane and walking through the battlefield, this is the nearest a reader can come to stepping in the feet of those brave English and Australians, who fought for freedom 68 years ago. I loved this book - with its descriptions of constant air attack and camaraderie against the Italians, the Afrika Korps and the constant flys and fleas that attacked all - whatever their nationality. This is a superb work of military history, that blends fact with human interest accounts into a supreme work of literary genius. If you liked books such as Alamein: War without Hate then you will finish this book in double quick time. A top read from an author developing into an authority on WW2 - imagine a younger Sir John Keegan and you won't be far wrong.