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HELL ISLAND: Canadian Pilots and the 1942 Air Battle for Malta | 
 enlarge | Author: Dan Mccaffery
Publisher: Lorimer
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy Used: $14.95
You Save: $15.00 (50%)
Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1985236
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 196
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 1550286250
Dewey Decimal Number: 940
EAN: 9781550286250
ASIN: 1550286250
Publication Date: December 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Condition: Lorimer; 1998; Hardcover; Good; Crisp 1999 First US Edition (stated) . James Lorimer HARDBACK: some HIGHLIGHTING, plane photos & specs taped to endpapers, some notation, otherwise slight wear; Dust Jacket slight wear. Not ex-library.
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Product Description
The 1942 Siege of Malta was an incredible, against-the-odds triumph for England's Royal Air Force and a small band of Canadian fliers. Historians have often compared this campaign to that other epic stand-the Battle of Britain.
Popular military historian Dan McCaffery has written a lively new account of one of the most exciting victories of the war. Looking at the nine-month period in 1942 when the Axis powers decided to invade Malta, McCaffery describes the way Allied submarines and bombers operating from the tiny island effectively controlled shipping in the Mediterranean. Allied forces eventually became so successful at sinking passing enemy ships that supplies for German Field Marshal Rommel were threatened.
In retaliation, Hitler and Mussolini decided to starve and bomb Malta out of the war. McCaffery vividly captures the tension of the devastating offensive, bringing to life all the key events of the battle from the March Blitz to the final Allied victory in October. The heroic exploits of air aces Buzz Beurling, Wally McLeod, Moose Fumerton, and John Williams are described in colourful detail. Air history and military history fans will not want to miss this fascinating new account of the important role played by Canadians in one of the most exciting campaigns of World War II.
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| Customer Reviews:
Hell Island September 6, 2005
Bernard (Detroit, MI USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am very interested in WWII history in general, and Malta in particular, but this book was a bit disappointing. It is thoroughly researched, in terms of "Capt xxx of Squadron xx shot down Lt Werner Schmidt of JG87 at 4:45pm" etc, but as a pilot, I don't think the author knows much about aircraft, so the narrative has more of a "daily newspaper" tone than an aviation history tone. I would have liked to read more about actual aircraft operations, written by an expert.
Also, by the way, it's not really specifically only about Canadian pilots, which is OK with me, and the title 'Hell Island' is unfortunate: my Maltese friends were somewhat offended.
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