OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings
Published by William Collins
in 2021
ISBN: 9780008364946
- Categorised in:
- MILITARY
- WORLD WAR II
- MARITIME
- MALTA
- NAVY
- LIMITED EDITION
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OPERATION PEDESTAL: THE FLEET THAT BATTLED TO MALTA 1942
Written by Max Hastings.
Stock no. 1824165
1st.
2021.
Hardback.
Fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.
Operation Pedestal - one of the bloodiest sea battles of Britain's war, ordered by Churchill to save Malta. Limited Signed Edition. Navy boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. ISBN: 9780008364946. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to half-title page. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has a 'signed by the author' sticker to front panel.
Front cover
Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction
- The Pedestal Fleet
- Glossary
- 1 'It Would be a Disaster of the First Magnitude'
- 1 MALTA
- 2 CHURCHILL's COMMITMENT
- 2 Men and Ship's
- 1 THE FLEET
- 2 THE CONVOY
- 3 Sailing
- 4 First Blood
- 1 HUNTERS
- 2 THE NEMESIS OF EAGLE
- 5 'Stand by to Ram'
- 6 The Twelfth
- 1 'SHALL I BE KILLED TODAY'
- 2 DOGFIGHTING
- 3 MINES, BOMBAS, TORPEDOES AND A CANARY
- 7 Cruel Sea
- 1 'I BELIEVE THEY'VE BUGGERED US'!
- 2 THE PARTING OF COURSES
- 8 Force X
- 9 Scuttling Charges
- 10 Retribution
- 11 Blenheim Day
- 12 Ohio
- 13 Grand Harbour
- 1 BERTHING
- 2 HONOURS AND OBSEQUIES
- APPENDIX: Losses during Operation Pedestal
- Acknowledgements
- References and Notes
- Bibliography
- Index