Peter Cochrane

In early 1941, Australian soldiers stormed Italy's stronghold on the Libyan coast and took control of the port city of Tobruk. Heavily outnumbered, yet resourceful and defiant, the Australians then defended the garrison against sustained attack by German forces. For five months, the 'Rats of Tobruk' held on, dealing a major blow to the Axis powers' North African campaign. Tobruk...