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Title: A MIDSHIPMAN'S TALE
OPERATION PEDESTAL, MALTA CONVOY - AUGUST 1942
By: Michael MccGwire, Eric Grove, Lucinda Neall
Format: Paperback

List price: £9.99


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ISBN 10: 0993594743
ISBN 13: 9780993594748
Publisher: LEAPING BOY PUBLICATIONS
Pub. date: 15 December, 2016
Pages: 28
Description: During WWII the island of Malta was besieged and by 1942 was running out of food, fuel and ammunition. A convoy of merchant ships was dispatched, protected by a large British Naval escort. On board one of the battleships was a 17-year-old midshipman called Michael MccGwire. This is the account of 'Operation Pedestal' from his Midshipman's Journal.
Synopsis: At the beginning of 1942, more than two years after the start of the Second World War, much of mainland Europe and North Africa was under the control of Nazi Germany. Despite this great damage had been inflicted on German and Italian (Axis) shipping from the island of Malta, a vital British base in the Mediterranean. Malta had suffered massive bombing since June 1940 and was running out of food, fuel and ammunition. By 1942 the siege seemed to be bringing Malta to the verge of surrender, a potentially decisive blow to the British Empire's prestige. In a desperate attempt to save the island a convoy of fourteen merchant ships was dispatched, escorted by the largest naval force protecting any convoy in the war. In the face of constant attack, five of the merchant ships made it to Malta. Their arrival changed the fortunes of the island and the course of the war. On board HMS Rodney, one of the battleships, was a 17-year-old midshipman called Michael MccGwire. This is the account of Operation 'Pedestal' from his Midshipman's Journal.
Illustrations: 1 black and white photo, 3 facsimile pages from journal, 2 coloured maps
Publication: UK
Imprint: Leaping Boy Publications
Returns: Non-returnable
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