***AUSTRALIAN AUTHOR*** Controversial reevaluation of one of the Allies' worst defeats at the hands of the Desert Fox, Rommel For a period during the Second World War, the isolated Libyan fortress of Tobruk captured the world's attention. Why did the Allied defenders of Tobruk successfully hold out against Rommel for 9 months in 1941, when they fell to Axis forces in just 24 hours the following year? Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories - and one of the worst Allied defeats of the Second World War. This book presents a new perspective on Tobruk utilising a wealth of primary and secondary references and comparing the 1941 and 1942 battles. AUTHOR: David Mitchelhill-Green is the photographer and co- author of 'Castles of the Samurai' (Kodansha) and 'Samurai Castles of Japan' (Tuttle); and author of 'Fighting in Ukraine' (Pen & Sword) and 'Ukraine: A Wartime Portrait' (University of Toronto). He is the author of numerous magazine and newspaper articles on World War II. SELLING POINTS: * 2017 sees the 75th anniversary of the fall of Tobruk and 2016 is the 75th anniversary of the Siege * Never-before-published snapshots taken by soldiers at Tobruk * Full analysis of Rommel's errors and successes * New perspective on the global ramifications of the defeat 30 b/w illustrations.