Tobruk - Our Desert Stronghold (1941)

Item title reads - Tobruk our desert stronghold. Various shots of rusty and half sunken Italian vessels destroyed by the allies. M/S of buildings left half standing, allies with guns watch for the enemy. Various shots as they walk amongst the crumbling buildings. A church still stands in the background. A sailor stands on guard outside Admiralty house, pans up to view of the harbour. M/S offices of ’Tobruk Truth’, camera pans down to soldier reading the newspaper produced there. M/S inside the office where one man is typing the paper and another is printing copies with hand cranked roller printer. C/U of the editor typing. M/S of former Italian military hospital now in use by the Empire troops. M/S of Australian soldier tending to a wounded donkey which has shrapnel in its leg. M/S map of Tobruk showing how important it is in the line of strategy. Soldiers walk through the desert and shelter in caves. Various low angle shots of men standing on guard. Men with guns position themselves behind san