| Entry Text: | RANKIN, Nicholas. Defending the Rock: How Gibraltar Defeated Hitler. xii, 660p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Faber & Faber, 2017. ISBN: 9780571307708. The author has researched a remarkable amount of detail about every aspect of the port’s role, and the history is presented in a highly readable style. During the war the Rock hosted an array of remarkable characters, and their stories add richness to the story. |
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