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 defenses 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 color artwork, this fascinating book explains why the attempt by the Axis powers to take the British colony of Malta ultimately failed.
Автор: Cull Brian, Galea Frederick Название: Fighters Over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942 ISBN: 1781556636 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781781556634 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 5544.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Brian Cull`s definitive `Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942` is a highly detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Commonwealth pilots who flew Gladiators and Hurricanes in defence of Malta between June 1940 and April 1942, when help in the guise of Spitfires finally arrived.
Автор: Juste The Odore Название: Les Pays-Bas Sous Philippe II. 1565-1567. Nouvelle E Dition. ISBN: 1249018056 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781249018056 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4793.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: O`Hara Vincent P. Название: In Passage Perilous: Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942 ISBN: 0253006031 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253006035 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 4803.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: By mid-1942 the Allies were losing the Mediterranean war: Malta was isolated and its civilian population faced starvation. In June 1942 the British Royal Navy made a stupendous effort to break the Axis stranglehold. The British dispatched armed convoys from Gibraltar and Egypt toward Malta. In a complex battle lasting more than a week, Italian and German forces defeated Operation Vigorous, the larger eastern effort, and ravaged the western convoy, Operation Harpoon, in a series of air, submarine, and surface attacks culminating in the Battle of Pantelleria. Just two of seventeen merchant ships that set out for Malta reached their destination. In Passage Perilous presents a detailed description of the operations and assesses the actual impact Malta had on the fight to deny supplies to Rommel's army in North Africa. The book's discussion of the battle's operational aspects highlights the complex relationships between air and naval power and the influence of geography on littoral operations.
