Title:
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MALTA CONVOYS, 1940-1943
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By: |
Richard Woodman |
Format: |
Hardback |
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ISBN 10: |
0719557534 |
ISBN 13: |
9780719557538 |
Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
Pub. date: |
13 April, 2000 |
Edition: |
Illustrated edition |
Pages: |
560 |
Description: |
From the day Italy declared war on Britain in June 1940, the island of Malta was under siege. The Axis powers wanted to bomb it out of existence; the British to preserve it at all costs. This review of the contest of air-power against sea-power emphasizes the part played by the Merchant Navy. |
Synopsis: |
From the day Mussolini's Italy declared war on Britain in June 1940, the island of Malta was under siege. Its strategic importance was obvious to both sides, standing as it did in the central Mediterranean, athwart the supply route between Italy and the Axis armies in North Africa. It had therefore to be bombed out of existence by the Axis powers, and preserved at all costs by the British. This is a review of the contest of air-power against sea-power, written by a professional sea-farer. It emphasizes the part played by the Merchant Navy. |
Illustrations: |
16pp b&w illustrations, 7 maps, notes, bibliography, index |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
John Murray Publishers Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |