By September 1942, Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps stood perilously close to breaking through to Cairo and the Nile. The Desert Fox had captured Tobruk three months earlier and turned the city into a vital Axis supply port. In a desperate attempt to halt the Germans and buy time for the Allies, the British launched a daring amphibious raid on Tobruk, combining forces from the Royal Marines, Royal Navy, SAS, Long Range Desert Group, and other secret units. Boldly conceived and bravely conducted, the assault nevertheless failed with terrible losses.
- ISBN10 0811751635
- ISBN13 9780811751636
- Publish Date 16 April 2008 (first published November 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Stackpole Books
- Format eBook
- Pages 256
- Language English