Heroes of Tobruk

Heroes of Tobruk
Author	David Mulligan
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	Scholastic
Publication date	2006
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	196
ISBN	978-1-74169-077-4

Heroes of Tobruk is a young adult historical novel written by David Mulligan. It is set in Italian North Africa during World War II and was first published by Scholastic in 2008.

Plot summary

The story follows Peter Fullerton and Tony Cantonelli's teen life as they illegally join the Australian army and are shipped off to the Siege of Tobruk. They soon become men as they experience heartfelt moments and feel much hurt throughout the story.

Blurb

There's always a moment of almost uncontrollable fear and terror when a patrol comes back and the face you're looking for isn't there.

It is 1940, and sixteen-year-old Peter Fullerton and his best mate Tony Cantonelli give false names and lie about their age to enlist in the army. Heroes Of Tobruk follows Peter and Tony from the outbreak of war, through military training and the Siege of Tobruk.

A moving story about the horror of war and the courage of ordinary soldiers.

gollark: (Obtaining organs is an exercise for the reader.)

gollark: Bring some extra organs along so you can annoy the neighbours more.

gollark: I see.

gollark: What was *first* place?

gollark: Indeed.

References

"Heroes of Tobruk - David Mulligan". Reading Time. 52 (2): 9–10. May 2008. ISSN 0155-218X.
Barnard, Neville (May 2008). "Heroes of Tobruk (2008)". Magpies. 23 (2): 20. ISSN 0817-0088.
"Heroes of Tobruk". Reading Time. 52 (2): 11. May 2008. ISSN 0155-218X.

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