Malta Convoys, 1940-1943 by Richard Woodman
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, blocking as it did the supply route across the Mediterranean from Italy to the Axis armies in North Africa. It had to be bombed out of existence by the Axis powers and preserved at all costs by the British. That Malta survived was due to the courage and fortitude of her people and to the dauntless determination of the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy. Here Richard Woodman tells the full, terrifying story of how - at fearsome cost - the impossible was achieved.
'Malta became a central symbol of British tactical defiance..the sufferings of the Navy in supplying it make shocking reading' -- Max Hastings
Richard Woodman is well known for his Nathaniel Drinkwater series, ten other sea stories, a "History of the Ship" and a work on sea-power in the Napoleonic Wars. In "Malta Convoys," he continues his study of British maritime services in the Second World War that he began in "Artic Convoys," published to wide critical acclaim in 1994. Born in London in 1944, Richard Woodman first went to sea in 1960. His maiden deep-water voyage, aboard the cargo liner Glenartney sparked an interest in the subject of this book. He spent over thirty years at sea and has extensive experience of command and operational planning. He now writes full-time and is a regular contriubtor to "Lloyd's List."
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| ISBN 13 | 9780719564086 |
| ISBN 10 | 0719564085 |
| Title | Malta Convoys, 1940-1943 |
| Author | Richard Woodman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Murray Press |
| Year published | 2003-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 560 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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