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Siege Malta 1940 1943
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Author : Ernie Bradford
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2011-11-17
Siege Malta 1940 1943 written by Ernie Bradford 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 2011-11-17 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
Situated midway between Europe and Africa, Malta played a central role in the battles for the mastery of North Africa. The island was the vital supply base for British and Imperial troops in the to-and-fro desert campaigns against, first, Italy and then Germany and Rommels Afrika Korps. The three-year siege of Malta was one of the longest in history. In this thrilling account the author, who first came to know and love Malta whilst serving with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, paints a vivid picture of the suffering of the island and its population. He draws on personal accounts and reminiscences of the participants; he tells of the occasional despair that turned to joy when the convoys got through with much-needed supplies and of the bravery of both the civilians and the armed forces stationed there that uniquely won for Malta the George Cross. Ernle Bradford was born in Norfolk in 1922 and joined the Royal Navy at eighteen. He served with distinction throughout the Second World War. After the war he based himself in Malta, sailing the Mediterranean in a number of small boats and writing prolifically about its history. Among his other books are The Great Siege: Malta 1565, Ulysses Found, Mediterranean: Portrait of a Sea, Cleopatra, Hannibal, The Shield and the Sword and Christopher Columbus. He died in 1986.
Second Great Siege
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Author : Charles J. Boffa
language : en
Publisher: Allied Publications
Release Date : 1992-10-01
Second Great Siege written by Charles J. Boffa and has been published by Allied Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-10-01 with categories.
The Second Great Siege
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Author : Charles J. Boffa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992
The Second Great Siege written by Charles J. Boffa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Malta categories.
The Siege Within The Walls Malta 1940 1943
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Author : Stewart Perowne
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The Siege Within The Walls Malta 1940 1943 written by Stewart Perowne and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with Malta categories.
Fortress Malta
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Author : James Holland
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-01-31
Fortress Malta written by James Holland and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-31 with History categories.
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.
Siege Of Malta 1940 42
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Author : Anthony Rogers
language : en
Publisher: Greenhill Books
Release Date : 2020-03-20
Siege Of Malta 1940 42 written by Anthony Rogers and has been published by Greenhill Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-20 with History categories.
The story of a Mediterranean island under constant bombardment: “Packed with over 200 photographs, this book is a must for any World War II enthusiast.” —The Sunday Times of Malta For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another. The Mediterranean island was effectively beleaguered, reliant for defense on anti-aircraft guns and often-outnumbered fighter aircraft and dependent for survival on naval supply convoys. The Axis attempted to bomb and starve Malta into submission, attacking ports and military and industrial areas, leading to Malta becoming one of the most heavily bombed areas of the Second World War, with well over three thousand alerts before the end of hostilities. But against the odds, and at heavy cost, Malta was held. Malta was vital to Allied success in North Africa, dominating Axis supply routes to the region. It was a remarkable, intense campaign, a crucial turning point in the Second World War, and one of the Allies’ greatest tactical and strategic victories. This is an account of that desperate time, as witnessed by those who were there and illustrated with their wartime photographs, together with color images of Malta today.
The Great Siege Malta 1565
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Author : Ernle Bradford
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2014-04-01
The Great Siege Malta 1565 written by Ernle Bradford and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-01 with History categories.
The indispensable account of the Ottoman Empire’s Siege of Malta from the author of Hannibal and Gibraltar. In the first half of the sixteenth century, the Ottoman Empire was thought to be invincible. Suleiman the Magnificent, the Ottoman sultan, had expanded his empire from western Asia to southeastern Europe and North Africa. To secure control of the Mediterranean between these territories and launch an offensive into western Europe, Suleiman needed the small but strategically crucial island of Malta. But Suleiman’s attempt to take the island from the Holy Roman Empire’s Knights of St. John would emerge as one of the most famous and brutal military defeats in history. Forty-two years earlier, Suleiman had been victorious against the Knights of St. John when he drove them out of their island fortress at Rhodes. Believing he would repeat this victory, the sultan sent an armada to Malta. When they captured Fort St. Elmo, the Ottoman forces ruthlessly took no prisoners. The Roman grand master La Vallette responded by having his Ottoman captives beheaded. Then the battle for Malta began in earnest: no quarter asked, none given. Ernle Bradford’s compelling and thoroughly researched account of the Great Siege of Malta recalls not just an epic battle, but a clash of civilizations unlike anything since the time of Alexander the Great. It is “a superior, readable treatment of an important but little-discussed epic from the Renaissance past . . . An astonishing tale” (Kirkus Reviews).
Malta Magnificent
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Author : Francis Gérard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1943
Malta Magnificent written by Francis Gérard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1943 with Malta categories.
The author describes his experiences as an officer of the British General Staff and head of a government department during two years of the Malta siege of 1940-1943.
The Great Siege Of Malta
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Author : Bruce Ware Allen
language : en
Publisher: University Press of New England
Release Date : 2015-10-22
The Great Siege Of Malta written by Bruce Ware Allen and has been published by University Press of New England this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-22 with History categories.
In the spring of 1565, a massive fleet of Ottoman ships descended on Malta, a small island centrally located between North Africa and Sicily, home and headquarters of the crusading Knights of St. John and their charismatic Grand Master, Jean de Valette. The Knights had been expelled from Rhodes by the Ottoman sultan, Suleiman the Magnificent, and now stood as the last bastion against a Muslim invasion of Sicily, southern Italy, and beyond. The siege force of Turks, Arabs, and Barbary corsairs from across the Muslim world outnumbered the defenders of Malta many times over, and its arrival began a long hot summer of bloody combat, often hand to hand, embroiling knights and mercenaries, civilians and slaves, in a desperate struggle for this pivotal point in the Mediterranean. Bruce Ware Allen's The Great Siege of Malta describes the siege's geopolitical context, explains its strategies and tactics, and reveals how the all-too-human personalities of both Muslim and Christian leaders shaped the course of events. The siege of Malta was the Ottoman empire's high-water mark in the war between the Christian West and the Muslim East for control of the Mediterranean. Drawing on copious research and new source material, Allen stirringly recreates the two factions' heroism and chivalry, while simultaneously tracing the barbarism, severity, and indifference to suffering of sixteenth-century warfare. The Great Siege of Malta is a fresh, vivid retelling of one of the most famous battles of the early modern world - a battle whose echoes are still felt today.
Malta
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Author : David Wragg
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2003-12-19
Malta written by David Wragg and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-12-19 with History categories.
The strategic importance of Malta sitting astride both the Axis and Allied supply routes in the Mediterranean was obvious to both sides during WW2. As a result the Island became the focal point in a prolonged and dreadful struggle that cost the lives of thousands of servicemen and civilians. After setting the scene for the action, this book tells the story of the Island's stand against the might of the Axis powers that led to the unprecedented award of the George Cross to the whole island by King George VI. It not only covers the struggle by the British and Maltese forces on the ground but the vicious fighting in the skies above. This was indeed a siege involving every man and woman on the Island.David Wragg tells the story using many first -hand accounts and yet skillfully explains the strategic situation. The result is an inspiring book worthy of the courage shown by the Islanders and their defenders.