Hastings, Max

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942

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ISBN 13:
9780008364946
author:
Hastings, Max
format:
Hardback
publisher:
William Collins
language:
English
Publication Year:
2021
Pages:
336
Dimensions:
24 x 15.9 x 4.1 centimeters (0.2
Genre:
History, Military History, World War II,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£20.91

Description

Operation Pedestal: The Fleet that Battled to Malta 1942 by Max Hastings In the summer of 1942, Malta teetered on the brink of surrender, its people on the verge of starvation. The British government, determined to save the strategic island, assembled the largest fleet the Royal Navy had ever committed to a single operation. This was a matter of national prestige, as Britain's fortunes had fallen to their lowest ebb. The Mediterranean battles that ensued were the most brutal of Britain's war at sea, with four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, and scores of destroyers and smaller craft engaged. The losses were appalling, with catastrophic ship sinkings, including the aircraft-carrier Eagle, and struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. The tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta's survival, was victim to countless Axis attacks. Max Hastings' narrative of the Royal Navy's wartime services is a saga of human stories, blending the 'big picture' of statesmen and admirals with the personal tales of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, and ordinary seamen.

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