Sojourn In 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: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the scorching desert siege that became one of World War II's most legendary stands, Sojourn in Tobruk places the reader squarely inside the harrowing experience of an Australian soldier fighting to hold a beleaguered Libyan port against the relentless assault of Rommel's Afrika Korps. Written by G.H. Fearnside of the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), this gripping first-hand account chronicles the daily reality of the Rats of Tobruk — the Allied garrison who endured months of brutal bombardment, desert heat, and desperate close-quarters combat from April to December 1941. Fearnside writes with the unflinching clarity of a man who was there, presenting a soldier's-eye view that no official history could replicate — raw, immediate, and deeply personal. The narrative illuminates themes of mateship, resilience, and the psychological toll of sustained siege warfare, sitting firmly within the proud tradition of Australian wartime memoir. Rich with authentic detail and imbued with quiet Australian stoicism, this volume stands as a vital document of one of the A.I.F.'s finest hours, leaving the reader to wonder how any man could endure so much — and emerge to tell the tale.
Author: G.H. Fearnside
Format: Hardback
Published: 1944, Ure Smith Pty Ltd, Sydney
Genre: WW2
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
In the scorching desert siege that became one of World War II's most legendary stands, Sojourn in Tobruk places the reader squarely inside the harrowing experience of an Australian soldier fighting to hold a beleaguered Libyan port against the relentless assault of Rommel's Afrika Korps. Written by G.H. Fearnside of the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.), this gripping first-hand account chronicles the daily reality of the Rats of Tobruk — the Allied garrison who endured months of brutal bombardment, desert heat, and desperate close-quarters combat from April to December 1941. Fearnside writes with the unflinching clarity of a man who was there, presenting a soldier's-eye view that no official history could replicate — raw, immediate, and deeply personal. The narrative illuminates themes of mateship, resilience, and the psychological toll of sustained siege warfare, sitting firmly within the proud tradition of Australian wartime memoir. Rich with authentic detail and imbued with quiet Australian stoicism, this volume stands as a vital document of one of the A.I.F.'s finest hours, leaving the reader to wonder how any man could endure so much — and emerge to tell the tale.