Tobruk
Tobruk
Author : Frank Harrison
Publisher : Orion Publishing Group
The 'Desert Rats' defeat Rommel: ' ... an impressive book ... highly recommended.' John Pimlott MILITARY ILLUSTRATEDThe siege of Tobruk in 1941 was the first time the British army succeeded...
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The 'Desert Rats' defeat Rommel: ' ... an impressive book ... highly recommended.' John Pimlott MILITARY ILLUSTRATED
The siege of Tobruk in 1941 was the first time the British army succeeded in defeating a German army operation in World War II. Despite all the ingenuity of Erwin Rommel the 'Desert Fox' and the bravery of his Afrika Korps the outnumbered and outgunned British garrison held the port until a relief mission 'Operation Battleaxe' drove back the German and Italian forces.
It was during this epic siege that 'Lord Haw Haw' the German propaganda broadcaster coined the phrase 'Desert Rats'. He intended it as an insult but the soldiers at Tobruk took a perverse pride in the name which became the nickname of the 8th Army in general and the 7th Armoured division in particular.
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