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▼a 9780008364953
▼q paperback
▼a 0008364958
▼q paperback
▼a 9780008364946
▼q hardback
▼a 000836494X
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▼b eng
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▼d OCLCO
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▼a D771
▼a D771
▼b H358
▼a Operation Pedestal :
▼b the fleet that battled to Malta 1942 /
▼d Max Hastings
▼a London :
▼b William Collins,
▼c 2021.
▼c 2021
▼a 428 p. :
▼b ill. ;
▼c 24 cm
▼a Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-402) and index
▼a "In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the 'island fortress' must be saved. This was not merely a matter of strategy, but of national prestige, when Britain's fortunes and morale had fallen to their lowest ebb. The largest fleet the Royal Navy committed to any operation of the western war was assembled to escort fourteen fast merchantmen across a thousand of miles of sea defended by six hundred German and Italian aircraft, together with packs of U-boats and torpedo craft. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between 11 and 15 August were the most brutal of Britain's war at sea, embracing four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, scores of destroyers and smaller craft. The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon. This is the saga Max Hastings unfolds in his first full length narrative of the Royal Navy, which he believes was the most successful of Britain's wartime services. As always, he blends the 'big picture' of statesmen and admirals with human stories of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, destroyer and merchant-ship captains, ordinary but extraordinary seamen. Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta's survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage"--
▼c Jacket
▼a Operation Pedestal, 1942
▼a World War, 1939-1945
▼x Naval operations, British
▼a World War, 1939-1945
▼z Malta
▼a Naval convoys
▼z Malta
▼x History
▼y 20th century
▼a Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945
▼z Malte
▼a Convois (Marine)
▼z Malte
▼x Histoire
▼y 20e siècle
▼a Hastings, Max,
▼e author
▼b £22.99
▼a 단행본
| 자료유형 : | 단행본 |
|---|---|
| ISBN : | 9780008364953 |
| ISBN : | 0008364958 |
| ISBN : | 9780008364946 |
| ISBN : | 000836494X |
| ISBN : | |
| 분류기호 : | D771 |
| 서명/저자사항 : | Operation Pedestal : the fleet that battled to Malta 1942 / Max Hastings |
| 발행사항 : | London : William Collins, 2021. |
| 발행사항 : | 2021 |
| 형태사항 : | 428 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| 서지주기 : | Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-402) and index |
| 요약 : | "In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill made a personal decision that at all costs, the 'island fortress' must be saved. This was not merely a matter of strategy, but of national prestige, when Britain's fortunes and morale had fallen to their lowest ebb. The largest fleet the Royal Navy committed to any operation of the western war was assembled to escort fourteen fast merchantmen across a thousand of miles of sea defended by six hundred German and Italian aircraft, together with packs of U-boats and torpedo craft. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between 11 and 15 August were the most brutal of Britain's war at sea, embracing four aircraft-carriers, two battleships, seven cruisers, scores of destroyers and smaller craft. The losses were appalling: defeat seemed to beckon. This is the saga Max Hastings unfolds in his first full length narrative of the Royal Navy, which he believes was the most successful of Britain's wartime services. As always, he blends the 'big picture' of statesmen and admirals with human stories of German U-boat men, Italian torpedo-plane crews, Hurricane pilots, destroyer and merchant-ship captains, ordinary but extraordinary seamen. Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta's survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage"-- Jacket |
| 일반주제명 : | Operation Pedestal, 1942 -- |
| 일반주제명 : | World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British -- |
| 일반주제명 : | World War, 1939-1945 -- Malta -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Naval convoys -- Malta -- History -- 20th century -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Malte -- |
| 일반주제명 : | Convois (Marine) -- Malte -- Histoire -- 20e siècle -- |
| 개인저자 : | Hastings, Max, author |
| 언어 | 영어 |
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