Pedestal: The Convoy That Saved Malta

by Peter C. Smith

Book Overview

"Historians generally consider Smith's account to the 'gold standard' for reporting on this historic event." -- National Maritime Historical Society

In the summer of 1942 one of the main issues in the balance was the fate of Malta. The island was still a bastion of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean and a constant threat to the supply route for the enemy land forces in North Africa.

It bravely resisted every onslaught of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0907579191
• ISBN13: 9780907579199
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Goodall Publications Ltd
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.8"