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Author : Ken Delve
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2017-06-30
Malta Strikes Back written by Ken Delve and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-30 with History categories.
A detailed account of the air operations based around Malta during the long siege of the island during World War II. Two of the greatest strategic mistakes by Hitler involved failure to take control of two key locations, Gibraltar and Malta; between them these two were able to influence, and at times dominate, the Western Mediterranean area, and surrounding land masses. Malta, with its strategic partner, Alexandria (and Egypt) likewise dominated the Eastern Mediterranean and surrounding land masses. Malta only existed strategically for its ability to attack the enemy Lines of Communication between European bases (now stretching from France to Crete) and North Africa. Every piece of equipment, every man and all supplies had to move from Europe to North Africa, the majority by surface vessel, and had to be gathered at a limited number of port facilities in both locations, which made those locations key choke points and targets. Once in North Africa, everything had to move along the main coastal road from the supply ports to dumps and to units. Every campaign is to a greater or lesser extent one of logistics, the Desert War more so than most. It has often been called a ‘war of airfields’ but it is more accurately described as a ‘war of logistics’, with airfields playing a major role in defending one’s own supply lines whilst striking at the enemy’s lines. If Malta could not attack, then it was a drain on resources; but in order to attack it had to protect the infrastructure and equipment needed for attack. The ability to take a pounding, shake it off and fight back was the key to survival. The Island required determined leadership, external support dedicated to supplying the Island, and the committed resilience of all those on the Island to ensure success. This is the story of how Malta rose to meet the challenges facing its defences during the Second World War; how it struck back and survived one of its darkest eras.
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Author : R. T. Gilchrist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-01-04
Malta Strikes Back written by R. T. Gilchrist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-04 with History categories.
Written by the Brigade Intelligence Officer, this account covers the Defence of Malta, training in North Africa, then assault landings and subsequent fighting in Sicily and Italy. This is a good Brigade History for the Mediterranean theatre of war.
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Author : R. T. Gilchrist
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1946
Malta Strikes Back written by R. T. Gilchrist and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1946 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
231 Infantry Brigade(UK) var også kendt som Malta Infantry Brigade og Southern Infantry Brigade og 1st(Malta) Infantry Brigade. Bogen beskriver brigadens historie under 2. Verdenskrig, fra selve Malta, Nordafrika, Ægypten og over til kampene på Sicilien i forbindelse med invasionen af Italien.
The Wehrmacht Strikes Back
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Author : Robert Walters
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2020-11-06
The Wehrmacht Strikes Back written by Robert Walters and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-06 with History categories.
After shattering the French armies in a lightning blitzkrieg campaign, the Germans turn their attention on Gibraltar as part of their new Mediterranean or strategic policy, a concept based on overrunning Egypt, then moving east and south, capturing the Persian Gulf area, as well as all East Africa in an alliance with France. After moving their forces down through neutral Spain, they soon engage the powerful British fortress guarding the Strait of Gibraltar, long a symbol of British power and
Armies Of Empire
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Author : Allan Converse
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-04-07
Armies Of Empire written by Allan Converse and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-07 with History categories.
Armies of Empire uniquely reflects upon the experience of two divisions from different armies facing similar challenges in the Second World War. The 9th Australian Division and the British 50th (Northumbrian) Division both saw long service and suffered heavy casualties, and both encountered morale, discipline and battlefield effectiveness problems. In this illuminating, comparative study of Australian and British divisions at war, Allan Converse draws extensively on primary sources as well as recent scholarship on morale and combat efficiency. His fresh approach questions the popular mythology surrounding the Australian Digger and the British Tommy, and shows how it was a combination of leadership, loyalty and tactics, rather than intrinsic national qualities, which resulted in victory for Churchill's armies.
Malta Besieged 1940 1942
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Author : David G. Williamson
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-07-19
Malta Besieged 1940 1942 written by David G. Williamson and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07-19 with History categories.
This WWII military study sheds new light on the legendary Siege of Malta, combining a detailed narrative with provocative strategic analysis. The heroic defense of Malta against the Axis powers is one of the most famous episodes of the Second World War. For more than two years this tiny island was the critical to maintaining control of the Mediterranean and essential to the outcome of the North African campaign. David Williamson, in this thought-provoking reassessment, examines the strategy underpinning British determination to hold on to the island. Expertly researched and vividly detailed, Malta Besieged sheds new light on the motives for persisting with such a costly defense against huge odds. he also explores the question of the islanders’ loyalty to the British crown. His incisive analysis takes account of the tactics employed by both sides, the political thinking and decision-making at the highest levels and the grim reality of the destruction and suffering on the ground.
Uxb Malta Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal 1940 44
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Author : S A M Hudson
language : en
Publisher: The History Press
Release Date : 2011-11-30
Uxb Malta Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal 1940 44 written by S A M Hudson and has been published by The History Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-30 with History categories.
As the Regia Aeronautica and the Luftwaffe unleashed their full might against the island of Malta, the civilian population was in the eye of the storm. Faced with the terror of the unexploded bomb, the Maltese people looked for help to the Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Section, who dealt with all unexploded bombs, outside of airfields and the RN dockyard, across an area the size of Greater London. Based on official wartime records and personal memoirs, the extraordinary tale unfolds of the challenges they faced — as the enemy employed every possible weapon in a relentless bombing campaign: 3,000 raids in two years. Through violent winter storms and blazing summer heat, despite interrupted sleep and meagre rations, they battled to reach, excavate and render safe thousands of unexploded bombs. Day after day, and in 1942 hour after hour — through constant air raids — they approached live bomb after live bomb, mindful that it could explode at any moment. In the words of one of their number they were 'just doing a job'.
The Air Battle For Malta
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Author : James Douglas-Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2007-01-31
The Air Battle For Malta written by James Douglas-Hamilton and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-01-31 with History categories.
This book provides an intriguing and realistic account of the struggle for the possession of Malta during World War II. The air battle raged for two and a half years during which time 14,000 tons of bombs were dropped on a defiant population.The history is based on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, the author's uncle, who was the leader of a Spitfire squadron that defended the island during the worst of the crisis.
Churchill And Malta S War 1939 1943
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Author : Douglas Austin
language : en
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
Release Date : 2010-09-15
Churchill And Malta S War 1939 1943 written by Douglas Austin and has been published by Amberley Publishing Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-15 with History categories.
The meticulously researched account of the defence of Malta and its role, importance and contribution to the Allied effort during WW2.
Rommel S Desert War
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Author : Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2007
Rommel S Desert War written by Samuel W. Mitcham, Jr. and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fiction categories.
The most famous battles of one of World War II's most legendary commandersTold largely from Rommel's perspective, using his papers and lettersIn a series of battles marked by daring raids and quick-armored thrusts against a numerically superior enemy, Erwin Rommel, the notorious Desert Fox, and his Afrika Korps waged one of World War II's toughest campaigns in the North African desert in 1942. The Axis campaign climaxed in June with the recapture of Tobruk, a triumph that netted 33,000 prisoners and earned Rommel a field marshal's baton. By fall, however, after setbacks at Alam Halfa and the 2 battles of El Alamein, the Afrika Korps teetered on the brink of defeat, which would come in Tunisia 6 months later.