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Malta 1940-42 - The Axis' Air Battle for Mediterranean Supremacy

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Air Campaign Series

MSRP old price: $24.00


Product Info

Title
Malta 1940-42 - The Axis' Air Battle for Mediterranean Supremacy
Publisher
Product Line
Category
Author
Ryan K. Noppen
Publish Year
2018
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.25x9.75x.25"
NKG Part #
2147692221
MFG. Part #
OSPACM004
Type
Softcover
Series
ACM004

Description

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defenses enough to allow an invasion. Drawing on original documents, multilingual aviation analyst Ryan Noppen explains how technical and tactical problems caused the original Italian air campaign of 1940-41 to fail, and then how the German intervention came close to knocking Malta out of the war. Using stunning full color artwork, this fascinating book explains why the attempt by the Axis powers to take the British colony of Malta ultimately failed.