Showing Massacre at Tobruk: The British Assault on Rommel, 1942 (Stackpole Military History Series) by Peter C. Smith

In the summer of 1942, Rommel's Afrika Korps stood close to breaking through to Cairo and the Nile. In an effort to halt the Germans and buy time for the Allies, it attempted to storm Tobruk and destroy the Axis port there. It failed with terrible losses. This book offers the facts and highlights the endurance of those who participated.