Name: Fortress Malta: an island under siege 1940-1943
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The extraordinary drama of Malta’s WWII victory against impossible odds told through the eyes of the people who were there.In March and April 1942, more explosives were dropped on the tiny Mediterranean island of Malta – smaller than the Isle of Wight – than on the whole of Britain during the first year of the Blitz. Malta had become one of the most strategically important places in the world. From there, the Allies could attack Axis supply lines to North Africa; without it, Rommel would be able to march unchecked into Egypt, Suez and the Middle East. For the Allies this would have been catastrophic. As Churchill said, Malta had to be held ‘at all costs’.FORTRESS MALTA follows the story through the eyes of those who were there: young men such as twenty-year-old fighter pilot Raoul Daddo-Langlois, anti-aircraft gunner Ken Griffiths, American Art Roscoe and submariner Tubby Crawford – who served on the most successful Allied submarine of the Second World War; cabaret dancer-turned RAF plotter Christina Ratcliffe, and her lover, the brilliant and irrepressible reconnaissance pilot, Adrian Warburton. Their stories and others provide extraordinary first-hand accounts of heroism, resilience, love, and loss, highlighting one of the most remarkable stories of World War II.

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Manufacturer	Orion	Author	Holland, James
Brand	Orion Books	Item Weight	1.98 Pounds
ItemDimensions	6.14 x 1.73 x 9.21Inches	NumberOfItems	1
binding	Hardcover	Amazon Category	Books » History » Military History » World War II History
EAN	9780752852881	EAN	8601300455136
EAN	8601415683004	ISBN	0752852884

Weight	1.98 lbs

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