xxvii 116 pages. ""When the 9th Division of the AIF withdrew into the Libyan fortress town of Tobruk early in April 1941 ... the siege was intended to last no more than two months but ultimately extended to eight ... the Allied troops employed an aggressive and daring defence that held Rommel at bay and put a sizeable dent in his aura of invincibility ... [This] reveals ... the facts of day-to-day routine during the siege ... It shows the grim work of the soldiers and anti- aircraft gunners, the ceaseless battle for the harbour, and the bravery of the photographers and journalists who covered the seige" (Publisher)