Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 [Hardcover]

Christopher Shores (Author), Brian Cull (Author), Nicola Malizia (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2002

An authoritative account of the final Allied victory over Malta.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 704 pages
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing; Second Printing edition (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094881716X
• ISBN-13: 978-0948817168
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,627,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #63 in Books > History > Europe > Malta

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fantastic Book, June 18, 1999

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Charlie Grech [e-mail] (Australia,Melbourne) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 (Hardcover)

First of all I would like to say,that if you haven't already read Christopher Shores "HURRICANE YEARS"I suggest you do so.Malta The Spitfire Year 1942 is the second volume of the air battle in malta. The Author Chrisopher Shores has done a superb job on this book.There are more than 200 rare photographs and more detail regarding the air battle of Malta. Thankyou Christopher Shore for a memorable book.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars THIS GUY CAN RESEARCH !, November 29, 1999

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M. Fonseca "carmarthen" (Thunder) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 (Hardcover)

Shores and Cull really can write about WW II aviation. Their books are marvellous, action-packed, accurate, full of data. I just don't know why all their books are so expensive. I bought "249 at War", but this one I had to borrow from a friend of mine.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE BOOK ON THE ROLE OF THE SPITFIRE IN THE BATTLE OF MALTA!, January 12, 2004

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MONTGOMERY (WASHINGTON, DC - U.S.A.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Malta: The Spitfire Year 1942 (Hardcover)

Christopher Shores et al. have produced a first-rate book on the contributions made by the Spitfire in the defense of Malta against a determined Axis assault.

From 1940 to 1942, Malta served as a linchpin in Britain's efforts to retain a presence in North Africa and the Mediterranean against the Axis Powers. From Malta, British air and naval vessels would harry German and Italian ships sending supplies to Rommel in the Western Desert during the height of the fighting there in 1941-42. Ship sinkings became almost prohibitive to the Axis, so both the Germans and Italians resolved to destroy Malta through air assault.

The first Spitfires arrived in Malta in February 1942 to supplement and replace the few remaining Hurricane fighters who had helped defend Malta since 1940.

This book reads almost like a daily diary of the war in, around, and over Malta throughout 1942. The reader gets a keen appreciation for the sacrifices made by the pilots, soldiers, and civilians in Malta who stood up to the Axis, and won. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.