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Tobruk

- The Great Siege 1941-42
Af: William F Buckingham Engelsk Paperback

Tobruk

- The Great Siege 1941-42
Af: William F Buckingham Engelsk Paperback
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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 tanks on 21 June 1942 with the loss of 25,000 men, Churchill said it was ''one of the heaviest blows I can recall during the war''. William F. Buckingham''s startling account, drawing extensively on official records and first-hand accounts from both sides, is a comprehensive history of this epic struggle, and essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Western Desert Campaign.

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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 tanks on 21 June 1942 with the loss of 25,000 men, Churchill said it was ''one of the heaviest blows I can recall during the war''. William F. Buckingham''s startling account, drawing extensively on official records and first-hand accounts from both sides, is a comprehensive history of this epic struggle, and essential reading for anyone with an interest in the Western Desert Campaign.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 360
ISBN-13: 9780752452210
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0752452215
Kategori: Krig & Felttog
Udg. Dato: 3 aug 2009
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 125mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: The History Press Ltd
Oplagsdato: 3 aug 2009
Forfatter(e): William F Buckingham
Forfatter(e) William F Buckingham

Kategori Krig & Felttog

ISBN-13 9780752452210

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 360

Udgave

Længde 26mm

Bredde 125mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 3 aug 2009

Oplagsdato 3 aug 2009

Forlag The History Press Ltd

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