Search Results: - BATTLE FOR MALTA from Military Bookshop

Airlife Publishing Ltd. London, 2000 The author vividly recreates the period, the comradeship and the grimness of life on the beleaguered island of Malta. The air battle, which was the second largest of the entire war, involved some of the most famous fighter aces of World War 11, including "Screwball" Beurling and "Laddie" Luas. They played a vital part in what proved to be one of the greatest defensive and strategic operations of all time. The book is based largely on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton who was sent to Malta as a Spitfire Squadron Leader at a time when the island was sustaining heavier bombing than London. Book includes many b/w photographs taken at the time.. 1st Soft Cover Edition. Card Cover. Very Good. 24cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms.

Phoenix, 2004 The author has used survivors testimony and unpublished letters and diaries of the bombings of Malta to provide a comprehensive account of the more than three thousand bombing raids on the island. . Card Cover. Fair/good. 20 Cm.

Midsea Books, Malta, 2002 Told by Charles B. Grech who was a young boy when the first enemy bombs fell on Malta in June, 1940. The book is a gripping eye-witness account of the war years in battle torn Malta by a child who quickly matured to adulthood joining the Royal Air Force as an airman.. Card Cover. Very Good. Illus. by Translated By Joseph Galea DeBono. 20 Cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms.

Grubb Street, London, 2002 Written during the war without benefit of hindsight, this is a remarkable and valuable account. A very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer in Cairo, then his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander on the anti-shipping operations from Malta in 1942, during which Gibbs's contribution was immense.. Card Cover. Good. 23cm.