Malta: Island Under Siege not only relates the decisive military
action from World War II but also details the religious, historical
and political events that led to the Axis forces' attempts to conquer
and occupy Malta, putting the reader in the meeting rooms of the
military leaders and politicians, on board the convoys, in the
cockpits of the bombers and with the civilian population sheltering
beneath Malta's fortresses while trying to live as normal a life as
possible.Wartime locations on the island, many often ignored by the
guidebooks and tourist maps, are explored and their relevance to
Malta's resistance examined alongside the people, on both sides of the
conflict, who helped shape the Mediterranean island's destiny before,
during and after the Second World War. Malta is now a holiday
destination to many, but it's easy to forget how much the people of
the island, its British garrison and the sailors of the Merchant Navy
and Royal Navy had to endure to ensure the Allies kept a toe-hold in
North Africa and southern Europe at a time when Hitler's Germany and
Mussolini's Italy were threatening to sweep all before them.
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ISBN
9781526771056
Publisert
2019
Utgiver
Vendor
Pen & Sword Military (ORIM)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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