In passage perilous : Malta and the convoy battles of June 1942 /

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By mid-1942 the Allies were losing the Mediterranean war: Malta was isolated and its civilian population faced starvation. In June 1942 the British Royal Navy made a stupendous effort to break the Axis stranglehold. The British dispatched armed convoys from Gibraltar and Egypt toward Malta. In a com...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: O'Hara, Vincent P., 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2013.
Colección:Twentieth-century battles
Temas:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy
1900-1999
Naval convoys > Mediterranean Sea > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, British.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Mediterranean Sea.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Malta.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Méditerranée.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Malte.
Military campaigns
Naval convoys
Malta > History > Siege, 1940-1943.
Malte > Histoire > 1940-1943 (Siège)
Malta
Mediterranean Sea
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The vital sea
  • Malta and the Mediterranean war to 1942
  • The Mediterranean war January to May 1942
  • Global snapshot, June 1942
  • Operation Vigorous
  • Operation Harpoon
  • The Battle of Pantelleria
  • The August convoy
  • Torch to the end of the war.

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