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Fortress Malta

- An Island Under Siege 1940-1943
Af: James Holland Engelsk Paperback

Fortress Malta

- An Island Under Siege 1940-1943
Af: James Holland Engelsk Paperback
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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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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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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 512
ISBN-13: 9780304366545
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0304366544
Kategori: Krig & Felttog
Udg. Dato: 20 aug 2009
Længde: 34mm
Bredde: 128mm
Højde: 197mm
Forlag: Orion Publishing Co
Oplagsdato: 20 aug 2009
Forfatter(e): James Holland
Forfatter(e) James Holland

Kategori Krig & Felttog

ISBN-13 9780304366545

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 512

Udgave

Længde 34mm

Bredde 128mm

Højde 197mm

Udg. Dato 20 aug 2009

Oplagsdato 20 aug 2009

Forlag Orion Publishing Co

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