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Author : Great Britain. Ministry of Information,Great Britain. Air Ministry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Gran Bretagna
ISBN : UOM:39015027895310
Beskriver RAF luftoperationer over Malta under 2. verdenskrig
Author : Anthony Rogers
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784381905
In the Second World War, Malta was besieged for nearly two and a half years, during which time a decisive air war was waged between Britain, Italy and Germany.This is part of that story, from the early days in June 1940, when only a few Gladiator biplanes were available to combat Italian bombers and fighters, to the intervention of the Luftwaffe and the tenuous defense by outclassed Hurricanes, culminating in the desperate months of fighting following the arrival on Malta of the Spitfire in March 1942.What became of the many aircraft destroyed over the Maltese Islands, and what was the fate of their pilots and crews?More than a thousand aircraft were lost. Many crashed into the Mediterranean; others came down on Malta and the neighboring island of Gozo. This book focuses on the latter some 200 British, Italian and German machines, and the fate of their pilots and crews. It reveals where those airplanes fell, thus providing a record that will continue to be valued by future generations.This comprehensive volume documents all known aircraft crash sites in and around the Maltese Islands and provides the circumstances of each loss are related in detail with accounts from both sides.In Germany especially there are many still unaware of the fate of family members who never returned after the Second World War. This book reveals what happened to some who even today are still officially listed as missing.
Author : James Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Hamlyn
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 0600206599
Author : James Douglas-Hamilton,Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Fighter pilots
ISBN : 0905778456
Author : GREAT BRITAIN. AIR MINISTRY.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1944
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0117083550
Author : James Douglas-Hamilton,P.B. "Laddie" Lucas
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781781597880
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.
Author : Ryan K. Noppen
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-02-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472820617
In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defences enough to allow an invasion. Drawing on original documents, multilingual aviation analyst Ryan Noppen explains how technical and tactical problems caused the original Italian air campaign of 1940–41 to fail, and then how the German intervention came close to knocking Malta out of the war. Using stunning full colour artwork, this fascinating book explains why the attempt by the Axis powers to take the British colony of Malta ultimately failed.
Author : James Holland
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781780225975
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.
Author : Matthew Reilly
Publisher : Pan Australia
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781742621968
A Scarecrow novella from Australia's favourite novelist, author of the Jack West Jr series and new novel The One Impossible Labyrinth out now. It is an island that doesn't appear on any maps. A secret place, where classified experiments have been carried out. Experiments that have gone terribly wrong. Four crack special forces units are dropped in. One of them is a team of Marines, led by Captain Shane Schofield, call-sign: SCARECROW. Nothing can prepare Schofield's team for what they find there. You could say they've just entered hell. But that would be wrong. This is much, much worse. Fans of Clive Cussler, Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton will love Matthew Reilly. GET MORE SCARECROW IN: ICE STATION, AREA 7, SCARECROW AND SCARECROW AND THE ARMY OF THIEVES
Author : Anthony Rogers
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781784384623
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 defence 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, military and industrial areas, leading to Malta becoming one of the most intensively bombed areas of the Second World War, with well over 3000 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 colour images of Malta today.
Author : Brian Cull,Frederick R. Galea
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Spitfire (Fighter plane)
ISBN : 1904943306
Brian Cull's book tells the story of the RAF's gallant stand in 1942 to hold Malta against all odds in the face of the combined might of the German Luftwaffe and Italy's Regia Aeronautica.
Author : Dan McCaffery
Publisher : Miles Kelly Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 1550286250
The 1942 Siege of Malta was an incredible, against-the-odds triumph for England's Royal Air Force and a small band of Canadian fliers. Historians have often compared this campaign to another epic stand--the Battle of Britain. Popular military historian Dan McCaffery has written a lively new account of one of the most exciting victories of the Second World War. Looking at the nine-month period in 1942 when the Axis powers decided to invade Malta, McCaffery describes the way Allied submarines and bombers operating from the tiny island effectively controlled shipping in the Mediterranean. Allied forces eventually became so successful at sinking passing enemy ships that supplies for German Field Marshal Rommel were threatened. In retaliation, Hitler and Mussolini decided to starve and bomb Malta out of the war. McCaffery captures the tension of the devastating offensive, bringing to life all the key events of the battle from the March Blitz to the final Allied victory in October. The heroic exploits of air aces Buzz Beurling, Wally McLeod, Moose Fumerton, and John Williams are described in colourful detail. Aviation history and military history fans will not want to miss this fascinating new account of the important role played by Canadians in one of the most exciting campaigns of World War Two.
Author : Diane Canwell,Jon Sutherland
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844157402
Beretter om luftkampeme om Malta under 2. verdenskrig.
Author : Steve Nichols
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2008-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 1846033055
The siege of Malta during World War 2 is one of the great epics of aerial warfare. In 1942, it was described alternately as both a 'fighter pilot's paradise' and 'the most bombed place on earth'. During the peak of the Axis efforts against Malta, it suffered 154 consecutive days and nights of bombing, 100 nights more that London suffered during the Blitz. The destruction of Axis convoys by Malta-based aircraft proved to be one of the decisive factors in the defeat of Rommel's forces in North Africa. This vital position would have been lost if it had not been for the successful defence of the island by a handful of greatly outnumbered Royal Air Force fighter squadrons. In the brutal and unforgiving air war over Malta only the very best fighter pilots succeeded, and all too often that was no guarantee of living another day. This book details the heroic story of the Spitfire Aces based on Malta. Drawn from an international team of Australians, British, Canadians, New Zealanders, Rhodesians and South Africans these pilots fought against extreme deprivation, physical hardships and overwhelming odds in one of the most crucial and decisive air battles of World War II.
Author : Tony O'Toole
Publisher : Sam Publications
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1906959005
The first of an exciting new series which will concentrate on significant air campaigns throughout the history of aviation. The book chronicles the air battles during the George Cross island's siege from late 1940 to early 1944, with a well-documented and informative text, hundreds of historical photographs and pages of full-colour illustrations documenting the colour schemes and markings of the aircraft taking part.