Tobruk
Description
Maintaining control of the Libyan city of Tobruk was crucial to the Allied war effort; loss of the strategic Mediterranean port would shorten Axis supply lines. This classic program incorporates authentic WWII archival film footage and accounts from soldiers on both sides of the battleline in Tobruk.
Runtime
23 min
Series
Subjects
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c1996
Database
Films on Demand
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