As the Nazis sweep Europe, the Anglo-Australian garrison in the small town of Tobruk in North Africa inspires the world by resisting the most celebrated German general of the Second World War.

In the premiere of a series focusing on the North African campaign by the Axis powers during World War II, Allied troops under the command of Leslie Morshead hold off Erwin Rommel's forces at Tobruk in Libya. As the Nazis sweep Europe, the Anglo-Australian garrison in the small town of Tobruk in North Africa inspires the world by resisting the most celebrated German general of the Second World War.