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Malta Spitfire Aces

Steve Nichols | Mark Postlethwaite | Mark Styling
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aeroplane
aircraft
airplanes
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illustrated
Maltese
most bombed place in Europe
North Africa
plane
profiles
Rommel
Second World War 2 II
the Blitz
WWII WW2

Product details

  • ISBN 9781846033056
  • Weight: 340g
  • Dimensions: 184 x 248mm
  • Publication Date: 10 Sep 2008
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

Described in 1942 as both a 'fighter pilot's paradise' and 'the most bombed place on earth', Malta suffered 154 consecutive days and nights of bombing, 100 nights more that London suffered during the Blitz.

The destruction of Axis convoys by Malta-based aircraft proved to be one of the decisive factors in the defeat of Rommel's forces in North Africa. This vital position would have been lost if it had not been for the successful defence of the island by a handful of greatly outnumbered Royal Air Force fighter squadrons.

This book details the heroic story of the Spitfire Aces based on Malta. Drawn from an international team of Australians, British, Canadians, New Zealanders, Rhodesians and South Africans these pilots fought against extreme deprivation, physical hardships and overwhelming odds in one of the most crucial and decisive air battles of World War II.
About Steve Nichols | Mark Postlethwaite | Mark Styling
Steve Nichols has been an avid wartime aviation buff, artist and modeler since childhood. This book is the culmination of many years researching the RAF in World War 2, and in particular its involvement in the siege of Malta. A member of the Bomber Command Association and the Eighth Air Force Historical Society, Steve was writer, illustrator and historical consultant on two award-winning documentaries on the United States Eighth Army Air Force. This is his first book for Osprey.

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