The port city of Tobruk would become the epicenter of the brutal African campaign during World War 2, and it would push the Allies to unimaginable lengths in their attempt to defend it.

During WWII, Nazi forces were preparing to take the coastal city of Tobruk and tighten their grip on North Africa. In response, the Allies turned their attention to another key strategic location ...

Allies capture Tobruk: Chester Wilmot reports. Duration: 4 minutes 40 seconds 4m 40s. Kokoda campaign, 1942. Duration: 1 minute 50 seconds 1m 50s. Townsville air raid, 1942.

Tobruk, a bitterly contested port during World War II, is only 175 miles south of Crete, the Greek island. For human smugglers, that boat ride can be done in one night. To the south, Russia’s new ...