Tobruk 1941

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-04-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781787204492

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Tobruk 1941 by Chester Wilmot Pdf

Like Gallipoli, the coastal fortress of Tobruk in northern Africa has a special place in Australian’s war annals. For eight month in 1941 the Australian Imperial Force helped hold the besieged town against German forces that had hitherto suffered no check. With the distinctive mix of vigour and intelligence that made him a celebrated correspondent during and after the Second World War, Chester Wilmot here tells the story of the fighting in and around Tobruk from January to December 1941. His compelling book, based on personal observation, official documents and eyewitness accounts, is given even greater impact by the use of enemy sources including extracts from the diaries of German officers. As well as commemorating the achievement of the besieged Allied troops against the superior strength of the Germans, Tobruk gives an exceptionally readable insight into the critical North African campaign. “Tobruk set an example of courage in the face of superior strength, of firm spirit in spite of hardship, of cheerful defiance and offensive defence.”—CHESTER WILMOT

Author : Timothy Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000459890

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Tobruk 1941 by Timothy Hall Pdf

This book, first published in 1984, examines the 1941 siege of Tobruk and the experiences of the inexperienced Australian troops facing Rommel’s successful armies. It looks at the follies as well as the bravery; humane acts from both sides, locked as they were in a brutal battle; the tactics of desert warfare and siege warfare; and the challenges both sides faced from fighting in desert conditions.

Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114372464

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Tobruk 1941 by Jon Latimer Pdf

In one of his most famous battles, Rommel's Afrikakorps swept across the desert capturing much of the British force and the first siege of Tobruk began. The scene was set for one of the epic struggles of the desert war.

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942
ISBN : 0140175849

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Tobruk 1941 by Chester Wilmot Pdf

Like Gallipoli, the coastal fortress of Tobruk in northern Africa has a special place in Australia's war annals. For eight months in 1941 the Australian Imperial Force helped hold the besieged town against German forces that has hitherto suffered no check.With the distinctive mix of vigour and intelligence that made him a celebrated correspondent during and after the Second World War, Chester Wilmot here tells the story of the fighting in and around Tobruk from January to December 1941. His compelling book, based on personal observation, official documents and eyewitness accounts, is given even greater impact by the use of enemy sources including extracts from the diaries of German officers.As well as commemorating the achievement of the beseiged Allied troops against the superior strength of the Germans, Tobruk gives an exceptionally readable insight into the critical North African campaign.

Author : John H. G. Mackenzie-Smith
Publisher : Boolarong Press
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9781921555855

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Tobruk's Easter Battle 1941 by John H. G. Mackenzie-Smith Pdf

The initial Australian and British victory over Rommels Afrika Korps on Easter Monday 1941 at Tobruk was Germanys first defeat in World War II. Incongruously the vital actions of Queenslands 2-15 Battalion on that day have been generally ignored. For the first time, this investigation places that lost body of infantrymen nearly four miles from the outer perimeter near El Adem crossroads. There they were dug in around two gallant Royal Horse Artillery batteries, which incurred heavy losses in turning around a concerted Panzer attack. In that battle the 2-15 A Company delivered the final blow to the accompanying German infantry, led by the formerly invincible Lt Colonel Gustav Ponath who was killed in the field. This ably researched and intriguing episode redresses the brave 2-15s subsequent sense of injustice.

Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942
ISBN : 1322395144

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Tobruk 1941 by Pier Paolo Battistelli Pdf

Author : Chester Wilmot
Publisher : Text Publishing
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781925498455

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Tobruk 1941 by Chester Wilmot Pdf

We are thrilled to include Tobruk 1941, a gripping account of the Siege of Tobruk from celebrated war correspondent Chester Wilmot, as a Text Classic in 2017. This is a landmark Australian war story that celebrates resistance, courage, sacrifice, mateship and sheer grit. The Siege of Tobruk was an eight-month battle between a garrison of Australian troops and Hitler's Afrika Korps—the final frontier between Germany and the vast untapped oil fields of the Middle East. The troops of Tobruk withstood the hellish conditions of the Libyan desert and for their heroism, tenacity and spirit have become enshrined in legend as the ‘Rats of Tobruk’. Chester Wilmot was one of the ABC’s best and most innovative war correspondents. His reportage pioneered Australian war writing. Wilmot was an embedded journalist during the siege, so his reportage is closely observed and insightful. This Text Classic edition is introduced by distinguished Australian historian Peter Cochrane.

Author : William F Buckingham
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752487151

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Tobruk by William F Buckingham Pdf

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.

Author : Timothy Hall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1032079355

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Tobruk 1941 by Timothy Hall Pdf

Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752478159

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Battle Story: Tobruk 1941 by Pier Paolo Battistelli Pdf

The siege of Tobruk lasted 240 days during which the ‘gallant garrison’ of Allied soldiers, including the famous ‘Desert Rats’ held out against constant attacks from Rommel’s Afrika Korps. The battle became one of the longest sieges in British military history and a potent symbol of British resistance. To understand what happened and why – read Battle Story. Diary extracts and quotes offer a real insight into what it was like for the Allied soldiers to live under siege. Maps highlight the adversities of the terrain and the strategic importance of the Tobruk fortress. Rare photographs place you on the frontline of the unfolding action. Orders of battle reveal the composition of the opposing forces’ armies. Packed with fact boxes, this short introduction is the perfect way to explore this important battle.

Author : Robert Lyman
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230741119

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The Longest Siege by Robert Lyman Pdf

Beginning on 10th April 1941, and lasting for 240 days, the siege of Tobruk is a mesmerising tale of human endurance and heroism. It is an epic 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. It was a battle of bayonets and grenades against tanks, of David versus Goliath. The eventual allied victory came against overwhelming odds, plus the morale sapping knowledge that the defenders were surrounded on one side by the sea, and on the other by Hitler’s men and machines (who, only the year before, had brought Western Europe to its knees). Tobruk was defended in the main by the Australian 9th Division, followed by the British 70th Infantry Division who then linked up with the advancing 8th Army. The Royal Navy also played an important role in Tobruk’s defence. By December 1941 Rommel had been beaten and forced to withdraw his forces from Cyrenaica. The siege was lifted and the exhausted, gallant defenders able to march out in triumph.

Author : Hermann Buschleb
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1612007236

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Operation Crusader by Hermann Buschleb Pdf

First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader.

Author : William F. Buckingham
Publisher : History Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942
ISBN : 0752452215

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Tobruk by William F. Buckingham Pdf

Military history.

Author : Hermann Buschleb
Publisher : Casemate
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612007243

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Operation Crusader by Hermann Buschleb Pdf

A 1960s German perspective of the World War II battle in Libya and how the Allied and Axis commanders shaped the course of the action. The port city of Tobruk, Libya, was besieged by German and Italian forces in April, 1941. Following an abortive attempt in June, the Allies made a second attempt in late November, when the Eighth Army launched Operation Crusader, aimed at destroying the Axis armored force then advancing. After several inconclusive engagements, the British 7th Armoured Division was defeated by the Afrika Korps at Sidi Rezegh. Erwin Rommel was then forced to withdraw his troops to the defensive line at Gazala, making the operation the first Allied victory over German land forces in World War II. This account of the tank warfare during Operation Crusader in front of Tobruk in the fall of 1941 examines the roles of commanders in the battles of Operation Crusader, in particular the part of Rommel, who achieved some defensive successes during combat. As well as examining the part of commanders, it discusses the parameters of the battle: the terrain, weather, visibility, logistics, intelligence, and the forces involved. It then narrates the course of the battle, and the result.

Author : Jon Latimer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Tobruk, Battles of, Tobruk, Libya, 1941-1942
ISBN : OCLC:240477271

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Tobruk 1941 by Jon Latimer Pdf