Malta Strikes Back: The Role of Malta in the Mediterranean Theatre 1940-1942

by Ken Delve

"The key to our position in the whole Mediterranean lay in Malta." (Tedder)

Two of the greatest strategic mistakes by Hitler involved failure to take control of two key locations, Gibraltar and Malta; between them these two were able to influence, and at times dominate, the Western Mediterranean area, and surrounding land masses. Malta, with its strategic partner, Alexandria (and Egypt) likewise dominated the Eastern Mediterranean and surrounding...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473892449
• ISBN13: 9781473892446
• Release Date: October 2017
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Aviation
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.8"