[Homer_J_Simpson]

Ships at Gibraltar (Daniell) – 2
Desert Units Hold – 3
Rumania Oil Fired by 15 U.S. Planes – 4
War News Summarized – 4
41 Men Are Killed in U-Boat Sinkings – 5
Nimitz Commends Men of Carriers (Hailey) – 6
As Coral Sea Battle Raged: First Blow to Lexington and Sinking of Japanese Carrier (photos) – 7-9
Flames on Carrier Fought to the End (Johnston) – 8-9
Ship Losses Serious (Baldwin) – 10
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on Fighting in Various Zones – 11-12

[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jun42/f18jun42.htm

Axis assault on Tobruk
Thursday, June 18, 1942 www.onwar.com

German heavy artillery in the desert [photo at link]

In North Africa... Despite the exhaustion of his forces, Rommel prepares for an immediate attack on the British garrison at Tobruk.

In Washington... British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives in Washington for consultations with President Roosevelt.