Operation Crusader: Tank Warfare in the Desert, Tobruk 1941

Author: Hermann Buschleb Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 128 First English translation of a Geman account of Operation Crusader. The port of Tobruk, Libya, was besieged by German and Italian forces in April 1941. Following an abortive attempt in June, the Allies tried to relieve the siege in late November, when the Eighth Army launched Operation Crusader, which aimed at destroying the Axis armoured force then advancing. After a number of inconclusive engagements, the British 7th Armoured Division was defeated...Read more