Malta's savior: Operation Pedestal, August 1942
"Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II. Taking it was essential for Axis victory. German forces laid siege to the island beginning in June 1940-it soon became the most bombed...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Holding the small island of Malta, the British Empire's strategic centerpiece in the Mediterranean Sea, was critical to the Allied cause in World War II. Taking it was essential for Axis victory. German forces laid siege to the island beginning in June 1940-it soon became the most bombed place on Earth. By August 1942, with supplies running out, Malta was in dire need of relief. In what was then the largest Royal Navy force yet assembled in the war, two battleships, three aircraft carriers, seven light cruisers, 32 destroyers and a fleet of transports were mustered from far-flung theaters. This day-by-day account of Operation Pedestal chronicles the planning, execution and climactic battle that saw only five of 14 merchant ships make it to Valletta, all but one heavily damaged." |
| Beschreibung: | xi, 319 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 26 cm |
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix 1 Preface Part 1:11 June 1940-12 July 1942 7 8 1. Background 2. Operation Hercules (Unternehmen Herkules; Operazione C3) 11 3. 1940: Malta Besieged 17 4. 1941: Struggling On: Operations Excess, Substance and Halberd 25 5. 1942: Abject Failures and Limited Successes: Operations Harpoon and Vigorous 34 Part II: Operation Pedestal—Day by Day 47 6. 13-28 July 1942: Preparations 48 7. 29 July-9 August 1942: Briefings, Departures, the Task Force Assembles, Operation Berserk 8. Day 1: Sunday, 9 August 1942: The Great Refueling Shuffle 9. Day +1: Monday, 10 August 1942: Into the Lions Den 80 94 100 10. Axis Responses 106 11. Day +2: Tuesday, 11 August 1942: First Actions 112 12. Day+3: Wednesday, 12 August 1942: Onslaught 127 13. Day+4: Thursday, 13 August 1942: The Battle of the Narrows 178 14. Day +5: Friday, 14 August 1942: Out of This Nettle, Danger, We Pluck This Flower, Safety 218 15. Day+6: Saturday, 15 August 1942: The Feast of Santa Marija 226 16. Aftermath 231 17. Conclusions 243 Appendix A. Supplying Malta, 1940 249 Appendix B. Supplying Malta, 1941 251 vii
viii Table of Contents Appendix C. Supplying Malta, 1942 254 Appendix D. Pedestal Force Codenames and Complements 257 Appendix E. Pedestal Order of Battle and Personnel 259 Appendix F. Royal Navy Warship Data 263 Appendix G. Merchant Ship Data (Alphabetical Order) 277 Appendix H. Allied Aircraft Data 281 Appendix I. Axis Warship Data 285 Appendix J. Axis Aircraft Data 291 Appendix K. Vichy France 294 Glossary 297 Chapter Notes 305 Bibliography 311 Index 313 |
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