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AUSTRALIAI N THE WAR OF 1939-1945 SERIEOSN E ARMY VOLUME III TOBRUK AND EL ALAMEIN AUSTRALIAI NT HE WAR OF 1993-1945 SERIES1 (ARM)Y 1.T oB enghBayzG ia.v iLno ng. IIG.r eeCcree,at nedS yrBiyaG .a vni Long. IIIT.o braukn dE l AlaBmyeB ianr.t Moanu gahn. IVT.h eJ apanTehsrseutB .yL ionWeilg omre. V.S outh-PWaeficsicAt rea-FYierasBrty. D udleMyc Carthy. VIT.h eN ewG uinea OffBeyn DsaivvieDdes x.t er. VIIT.h eF inCaalmp aigBnysG .a viLno ng. SERIES2 (NAVY) I.R oyaAlu straNlaivay1n,9 3492B-.y G .H ermoGni ll. IIR.o yaAlu straNlaivay1n,49 2-4B5y G.. H ermoGni ll.* SERIES3 (AI)R I.R oyaAlu straAliirFao nr c1e9,93 -4B2y.D ouglGaisl lni.s o IIA.i Wra rA gaiJnaspta 1n49,3 -4B5yG .e orgOed gers. IIAIi.rW arA gaiGnesrtm any an1d9 3I9tB-ay4lJ 3yo.,h Hne ritnogn. IV. PAoiwreO rv eEru rope, 1By9J 4o4h-Hn4e r5i.n gton. SERIES4 (CIVIL) I.T heG overnmeanntd Ptehoep 1l9e3,4 91B-.y P auHla sluck. TheG overnmaenndtt h Pee op1l4e92,- 4B5y P.a uHla sluck.* II. IIWIa.r Econ1o99m3-y4,B2 y.S .J .B utZin. IVW.a rE conom1y9,4 2-By4S 5.J. . B utZin.* V.T heR oloefS cieanncdeI ndusBtyr Dy.P. . M ellor. SERIES5 (MEDICAL) I.C linPircoabll oefmW sa rB.y A llaSn .W alker. IIM.i ddElaesa tn dF arE asBty.A llanS .W alker. IITIh.e I slaCnadm pganisB.yA llanS .W alker. IV.M edical oSfe rtRvh.iecA e.asNn .d R.AB.yAA l.laFSn.. W alkearn do thers. Noty eptu blished. * Thew ritoefrt sh evsoel umheasvb ee egni ven acfcueltsloos ffi cidaolc uments, but tahnedty hg ee neerdailta orarel ornees ponfsoitrbh lee stateompeinntiso nasn d whichv otlhuemc eosn tain. TOBRUKA ND ELA LAMEIN by BARTON MAUGHAN CANBERRA AUSTRALIANW AR MEMORIAL AUSTRALWIAARNM EMORIAl. STAFSFE RVICES Firpsutb lisihn1e 69d6 WHOLLY SETU P, PRINTED AND BOUNDI N AUSTRALIAA T THE GRIFFIPNR ESSAD,E LAIDE. REGISTEREDA T THE G.P.AOD.E LAIDE FORT RANSMISSIONT HROUGHT HEP OSTA S A BOOK. "Poosro ultsoh! a vnee vkenro wnt hiem mortwaill l Thante ver doewfnesa th,e rtohiec deed Whosdeo inigsi tosn lgyl osrytl il." (CJ.. B renn)a n CONTENTS Page Preface xv . LisotfE vents XIX Chapter 1 THE "MINIMUMP OSISBLEF ORC"E GUARDS CYRENAICA 1 2 DEFENCEB ASEDO N MOBIILTY 24 THE "BENGHAZHIA NDICA"P 52 3 4 AT BAy-THEE ASTERB ATTLE 111 5 STRIKINBGA CK 159 • 6 ASSAULTW ITHSTOOD 195 7 MIDSUMMER IN THFEO RTRESS 236 LASTC OUNTRE-ATTACKA NDA CONTROVERISAL 8 RELIEF 305 9 PARTINGS HOTSA NDF AREWELLS ALUTES 384 10 ED DUDA 418 11 IN PALESTIN,E SYRIAAN DT HEL EBANON 514 12 AT EL ALAMEINU NDER AUCHINLECK. 542 13 ALAM EL HALFA AND" BULIMB"A 603 . 14 LAUNCHINTGH EB ATTLE 639 15 THE DOFGI GHT. 677 ApPENDIXE:S 1 Prisoonfet rhsGe ermaannsdI talians 755 2 TheH aifa-BTeriiorpluRita -ilway 823 3 Abbrieavtions 830 INDEX 833 • vii ILLUSTRATIONS Page BengzhiHa arbour 76 Headqua2r6tteBhrr si gaadree a, 4t1h9 4A1p ril 76 Tobrpuokr t taonwdn , 1A9p4r.1i l 77 Major-GeLn.Je .rMa olr shaeanddh isse nicoorm mandaetTr osb ruk 180 Headqua2r/t4e2trhBs a ttaaltiT oonb ruAkp,r i1l9 41 180 Rommeilnt hWee steDrens ert 109 Lookiancgr otsots h Dee rnRao afdr oPmo sSt1 7. 109 Aerivaileo wfP osRt3 9. 156 Lieut-CoJl.Wo .nC erla wfocrodm,m andtihne2g /1 t7hB attalwiiotanh , knockedG-eorumtat na n.k 156 Germadni ve-boamtbtianocgnkt he2 214tBha ttalion 156 Headqua2rt/e2r3Bsra dt taliinto hneS, a lient 156 A rubblet-elrisettdr eienTt o br.u k 157 A bomb-damsahgieipdnt heh arbour 157 The2 /7ltBha tta"lbiuosanhr tilflierraiynnI" gt al7i5ma-mn fielgdu n . 157 A gunpo sitoifto hn3e r Adu straLliigAahnntt i-AiRrecgriamfetn t . 175 TobruTkr utphr intpirneg.s s 284 A soldrieeard Tionbgr uTkr uth 284 "Aledrshot" atoT voebnrsu k 284 Drawiwnagt efrr oamw ellT oibnr uk 284 Loadisntgo raetas 9Dtihv isiAo.nAa.lSs .uCp.pd leyp ot 285 A camouflahgeeadd quaartTt oebrrsu k 285 The" GardoefnE den." 285 PosRt2 5m,a nnebdyt h2e/ 1t3hB attalion 285 Men 2o/1f3 th BatitnPa olsRit8o d,nu riant gr u.c e 300 Bombbsu rstaimnogns gh ippAiunggu,1s 9t4 .1 300 Undergrhoeuanddq uaorftt heer sD9 itvhi saitTo onb r.u k 301 TheF igtree 301 Sanadgbgesda ngnaerastr h Eel A demR oa.d 332 Shelflrso" mB arBdiialf la"l lnienaagrn ti-apiorscirtaifot ns 332 AnA ustrailnifaanns tercyto inot nh meo vae tT obr.u k 333 Nighati rr aiSde,p tem1b9e4r.1 333 BrigieaJrd .J .M urracyo,m mandtihne2g 0 tBhr igawdiet,hh i bsa ttalion commanders 364 ix Page Meno ft h9et Dhi visiAoAn.aSl.m Ca.n ningZ 8P4.o st 364 BrigaAd iHe.Lr . G odfrceoym,m andtihn2eg4 tBhr igawdieth,hi bsa ttalion commanders 365 Camouflhaagnegdaa trs G EuIb bSie,p tem1b9e4.r1 365 Major-GeMnoerrsahlew aidtM ha jor-GeRn.eM raaclKS .c obie 396 TheA ustramleimaonra itat lh Teo brWuakr C emetery 396 AustraalnidPa onl issohl daiteT rosb r.u k 397 Austratlrioaoonpn sa destrbooyuenrfd o Arl exrainada,f ttehrre e lief3 97 Salubma ya ndt owns.h ip 492 Meno ft he1 t9hN ewZ ealaBnadt taalnid4o tnhR oyaTla nkR egimaetn t EdD uda 492 Lookitnogw arTdrisp o(lySir iaan)d C hekkvai llage 493 On theTu rkirsiha-bnSoy rder 493 InS yraitat htei mweh etnh 9et Dhi viswiaosrn e lniget vhie D7itvhi sio5n2 4 TheN aherl K elibn Sysrhioaw,ib nrgi dugnedse r consbtytr huAecu tsi-on tralians 524 Crusatdaenrok fst he9 tDh ivisiCoanvaallRr eyg imoennt th ewiary t ot he EI Alafmreoi.nn t 525 DisperBsreidtv ieshhi caltEe IsA lameJiunl,1y 9 42 525 Ther ailcwuatyt aitTn eg ell E is.a 556 Tel Eeilsr aa ilwsatya tion 556 Germatnr ucdkess trnoeyaetrdh Tee el lE iscau ttJiungl1,y49 2 557 RuiRni dgNeo,v emb1e49r2 . 557 MrW instCohnu rchiGleln earMnaodlr sh.e ad 588 A 2/2nMdac hiGnuenB attaploisoinat ito AnEl la me.i n 588 InterroagG aetrimnaognffi cecra ptuartEe ldA lame.i n 589 GenerSaiClrl auAduec hinalnedLc ike ut-GWe.n eHrC.a.Rl a msden 589 Bombsb urstnienatgrh e9 thDi visiCoanvaallR reyg imheenatd quaartt ers EIA lame.i n 604 A Bofgourncs r eowft h4et Lhi gAhntt i-AiRrecgmrieanfattt E IA lame.i n6 04 GenerSaiHlra roAllde xanmdeeertA su straolffiicaeanrt s2 0tBhr igahedaed - 604 ��� Lieut-GBe.n eMrLoa.nl t gomweirtyh GeMnoerrsahlae naddo thAeurs tralian officers adv uirstiiontt gh e D9itvhi sion 604 Prepabrairnbge dd-ewfierneac tEe lAs l ame.i n 605 BrigadGioedrf rienys pectRiunsgs iaaann t i-tank gun 605 Germalne afdlreotpspo evde r AusptorsailtaiitaEo nInA sl amein 605 Layianrgom uresdi gncaalb lOec,t ob1e9r4 2 605 x

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