Malta 1940-42 : The Axis' air battle for Mediterranean supremacy (Air Campaign)

Noppen, Ryan K./ Turner, Graham (ILT)

Osprey Publishing（2018/02発売）

Osprey Publishing（2018/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 96 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472820600
• DDC分類 945.8503

Full Description

The fascinating story of the Germans' and Italians' great aerial siege of the British colony of Malta, one of the longest air campaigns of World War II, alongside superb, specially commissioned artwork

In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defences enough to allow an invasion. Drawing on original documents, multilingual aviation analyst Ryan Noppen explains how technical and tactical problems caused the original Italian air campaign of 1940-41 to fail, and then how the German intervention came close to knocking Malta out of the war.

Using stunning full colour artwork, this fascinating book explains why the attempt by the Axis powers to take the British colony of Malta ultimately failed.

Contents

Introduction
Chronology
Attacker's Capabilities
Defender's Capabilities
Campaign Objectives
Order of Battle
The Campaign
Analysis
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index