162 - Tobruk

Published: March 15, 2022, 4:30 a.m.

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Tobruk was one of the greatest Allied victories \\u2013 and one of the worst Allied defeats \\u2013 of the Second World War. Almost from the start of producing the podcast I\\u2019ve wanted to do an episode looking at Tobruk. I think it probably first gets a mention in episode 11 when we looked at Richard O\\u2019Connor, since then the town has come up in numerous episodes.

I\'m joined by David Mitchellhill Green

David is the author of Tobruk: Rommel and the Battles Leading to his greatest victory. It is a fascinating read which places Tobruk in a wider history to help explain why it was strategically important.

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