Disaster at Tobruk

Francesco Mattesini

Aug 2020 · Storia Book 66 · Soldiershop Publishing

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Operation Agreement was launched by the Allies in World War II on the night of September 13-14th, 1942 to hit Axis Air Force bases and depots in North Africa. It was part of a more complex series of other operations, called “Big Party”, intended to cause havoc, panic, disruption and destruction of the Axis logistic organizations, by means of in-depth actions by spoilers, destined to act against airports, logistic centers and the land communication lines of Cyrenaica, between Tobruk and Benghazi. Of all these missions, the most important was Operation “Daffodil”, which involved an attack from the sea on Tobruk, coordinated with the action of a mobile land column coming from the desert on trucks. The enterprise was a real failure and resulted in a crushing defeat of the British and their allies.

About the author

Francesco Mattesini, born in Arezzo (Italy) on April 14, 1936. He moved to Rome in July 1951. He served, as civilian employee, at the Italian Army General Staff, 4th Department, from 1959 to 2000. Collaborator of the Historical Offices of the Italian Military Navy and the Air Force Historical Office, for which 20 books and about 6’0 essays were produced. He is currently retired, always living in Rome. Mattesini is one of the most prepared and appreciated historians in Italy especially on the Second World War. His volumes are the result of a scientific approach to matter, research research and more research. Already the leading author of the Historical Office of the Navy, Mattesini together with the late Prof. Alberto Santoni are certainly among the best ever.

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