Tobruk 1942 : Rommel and the Defeat of the Allies
Author(s): David Mitchelhill-Green
SECONDHAND BOOKS | MILITARY HISTORY
Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories - and one of the worst Allied defeats - of the Second World War. The 1942 fiasco rocked the very foundation of Winston Churchill's premiership. It revived the flagging hopes of the German people and fanned the flames of Arab unrest. Furthering Rommel's ascendency and souring relations within the British Commonwealth, it marked a turning point in Anglo-American relations and the fight against the Third Reich. Utilising a wealth of primary and secondary sources Tobruk 1942 examines why the fortress fell to Rommel's Axis forces in just 24 hours when it held out against repeated attacks the previous year. Comparing the 1941 and 1942 battles, this book presents a new perspective on Tobruk - the isolated Libyan fortress, and symbol of Allied freedom, which for a period in the war captured the world's attention.
2016. First edition. A fine, unmarked copy in a fine, unclipped d/w which is now in a protective cover.
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David Mitchellhill-Greenis the photographer and co-author of "Castles of the Samurai" and" Samurai Castles of Japan," and author of "Fighting in Ukraine "and" Ukraine: A Wartime Portrait." He is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles on World War II."
General Fields
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- : The History Press Ltd
- : The History Press Ltd
- : 01 October 2016
- : 234mm X 156mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 December 2016
- : books
Special Fields
- : 30 black & white illustrations, 16 black & white plates
- : 288
- : 940.542312
- : Hardback
- : David Mitchelhill-Green