Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

by Max Hastings

Book Overview

Renowned historian Max Hastings recreates one of the most thrilling events of World War II: Operation Pedestal, the British action to save its troops from starvation on Malta--an action-packed tale of courage, fortitude, loss, and triumph against all odds. In 1940, Hitler had two choices when it came to the Mediterranean region: stay out, or commit sufficient forces to expel the British from the Middle East. Against his generals' advice, the Fuhrer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062980157
• ISBN13: 9780062980151
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 5.9" x 9.1"