Narrow Escapes of WWII Morshead Holds Tobruk (Season 1, Episode 9)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

Narrow Escapes of WWII

Morshead Holds Tobruk (Season 1, Episode 9)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

By Easter 1941, all that stands between Afrika Korps commander Erwin Rommel and Egypt's Suez Canal is Tobruk. Australia's Gen. Leslie Morshead and his defenders are ordered to hold the Libyan port for eight weeks while the defenses of ...See moreBy Easter 1941, all that stands between Afrika Korps commander Erwin Rommel and Egypt's Suez Canal is Tobruk. Australia's Gen. Leslie Morshead and his defenders are ordered to hold the Libyan port for eight weeks while the defenses of Egypt can be strengthened. The "Rats of Tobruk" are convinced that if they fail, the war against Germany will be lost. Written by Anonymous See less

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Name	Known for
Erik Dellums Narrator Narrator See fewer	Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Laurence Dobiesz Additional voices Additional voices See fewer	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Ray Ellis Self - Author, 'Once a Hussar' Self - Author, 'Once a Hussar' See fewer	Narrow Escapes of WWII (2012)
Robert Lyman Self - Author, 'The Longest Siege' Self - Author, 'The Longest Siege' See fewer	We Have Ways of Making You Talk (2019)
Colin Tierney Narrator Narrator See fewer	Nowhere Boy (2009)