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Hell Island : Canadian Pilots and the 1942 Air Battle for Malta by Dan McCaffery (1998, Hardcover)
Marks Military History Books (26444)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFormac Publishing Company The Limited
ISBN-101550286250
ISBN-139781550286250
eBay Product ID (ePID)1689368
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameHell Island : Canadian Pilots and the 1942 Air Battle for Malta
Publication Year1998
SubjectCanada / General, Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, Military / Canada
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaHistory
AuthorDan Mccaffery
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight14.3 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
ReviewsMcCaffery goes beyond the Canadian involvement to provide a general account of the siege. Hell Island is recommended for budding enthusiasts of aerial combat literature., McCaffery has carved out a place for himself as one of Canada's most successful authors of aviation history., McCaffery tells of those forgotten flyers and their deeds with gripping prose... Hell Island is a most readable and valuable contribution to air accounts of those frantic times. Not only does McCaffery, a fine writer of air history, score with the account, he achieves a bulls-eye.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Storm Clouds Gather 2. Malta Battens Down the Hatches 3. The March Blitz 4. The Most Bombed Place on Earth 5. Disease and Famine Hit Malta Hard 6. The Lost Convoy 7. The Bloodiest Month 8. The Santa Maria Convoy 9. Malta's Unsung Heroes 10. The October Blitz Epilogue Aircraft Glossary and Ace Lists George Beurling's Victory Log Chronology of Events Endnotes Bibliography Index
SynopsisAcknowledgements/>Introduction/>/>1. Storm Clouds Gather/>2. Malta Battens Down the Hatches/>3. The March Blitz/>4. The Most Bombed Place on Earth/>5. Disease and Famine Hit Malta Hard/>6. The Lost Convoy/>7. The Bloodiest Month/>8. The Santa Maria Convoy/>9. Malta's Unsung Heroes/>10. The October Blitz/>Epilogue/>/>Aircraft Glossary and Ace Lists/>/> George Beurling's Victory Log/>Chronology of Events/>Endnotes/>Bibliography/>Index, 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., Popular military historian Dan McCaffery has written a lively new account of one of the most exciting victories of the war.
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