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Narrow Escapes of WWII•Season 1•Episode 9

Morshead Holds Tobruk

8.3/10 · 7 votesMay 10, 201560 min

Ranked #3 of 13 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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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 Egypt can be strengthened. The "Rats

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E1 8.0

The Doolittle Raid

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E2 8.3

Wingate and the Chindits

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E3 8.0

The Black Battalion Holds the Line

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E4 8.0

Manstein Holds the Line

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E5 7.9

Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete

The Amiens Raid

Breakout Through Hell's Gate

The Road of Bones

Morshead Holds Tobruk

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E10 8.1

The Real Bridge Too Far

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E11 8.3

Evacuation in the Baltic

Operation Pedestal

Moore's March

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Episode Summary

"Morshead Holds Tobruk" is episode 9 of Narrow Escapes of WWII season 1. It scored 8.3/10 from 7 votes, ranking #3 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.9). It aired on May 10, 2015.

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