My opinion on this is that the British did good as for holding onto it. Rommel broke a rule in war. Never leave the enemy entrenched behind your lines. He would then have to split up his forces to lay siege while he moves forward. He should have concentrated everything on taking Tobruk. This would have given him a forward supply base with port facilities. He again made a recklesss decision much like forcing the cancellation of the invasion of Malta in favor of using the Luftwaffe at El Alamain. Rommel was a great tactician but a lousy strategist.

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