Tobruk
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the scorching desert of North Africa, the Siege of Tobruk stands as one of the most extraordinary and brutal episodes of the Second World War — and Anthony Heckstall-Smith's Tobruk brings this pivotal confrontation to vivid, unflinching life. The book chronicles the harrowing 241-day siege of 1941, in which a determined Allied garrison — outnumbered and outgunned — held the strategically critical Libyan port against the relentless assault of Rommel's Afrika Korps, defying the odds and reshaping the course of the North African campaign. Heckstall-Smith, a decorated naval officer writing with the authority of firsthand wartime experience, presents the battle not merely as a tactical exercise but as a profound human story of endurance, courage, and sacrifice. His narrative style is immediate and visceral, drawing the reader deep into the dust, heat, and chaos of the front lines while never losing sight of the larger strategic picture. Tobruk stands as a compelling testament to the resilience of those who refused to surrender — leaving the reader to wonder what truly drives ordinary men to extraordinary acts in the face of annihilation.
Author: Anthony Heckstall-Smith
Format: Hardback
Published: 1959, Anthony Blond
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
In the scorching desert of North Africa, the Siege of Tobruk stands as one of the most extraordinary and brutal episodes of the Second World War — and Anthony Heckstall-Smith's Tobruk brings this pivotal confrontation to vivid, unflinching life. The book chronicles the harrowing 241-day siege of 1941, in which a determined Allied garrison — outnumbered and outgunned — held the strategically critical Libyan port against the relentless assault of Rommel's Afrika Korps, defying the odds and reshaping the course of the North African campaign. Heckstall-Smith, a decorated naval officer writing with the authority of firsthand wartime experience, presents the battle not merely as a tactical exercise but as a profound human story of endurance, courage, and sacrifice. His narrative style is immediate and visceral, drawing the reader deep into the dust, heat, and chaos of the front lines while never losing sight of the larger strategic picture. Tobruk stands as a compelling testament to the resilience of those who refused to surrender — leaving the reader to wonder what truly drives ordinary men to extraordinary acts in the face of annihilation.