Название: Tobruk: Firecely Stand or Fighting Fall
Автор: David Mitchelhill-Green
Издательство: Big Sky Publishing Pty Ltd
Год: 2021
Страниц: 264
Язык: English
Формат: PDF (Conv)
Размер: 39 MB
Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories – and one of the worst Allied defeats – of the Second World War. The eight-month long 1941 siege – a defiant stand by the so-called 'Rats of Tobruk' – captured the world's attention. Conversely, the fall of Tobruk in June 1942 came a shock to the Allies in the wake of Japan's entry into the war and a string of defeats in the Far East. It rocked the foundation of Winston Churchill's premiership, revived the flagging hopes of the German people and fanned the flames of Arab unrest. It furthered Rommel's ascendency and marked a turning point in Anglo-American relations and the fight against Nazi Germany.
