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| 562 | BEZZINA, Charles. The Gozo Airfield. 37p., bibliog., illus. Victoria Gozo: author, 2004. ISBN: 9993202827.
The small airfield at Gozo was built to provide air support for the HUSKY landings on Sicily. |
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| 563 | BOFFA, C. J. The Illustrious Blitz: Malta in Wartime 1940-1941. x, 110p., illus. Valletta: author, 1995. ISBN: 9990930422.
A mix of reminiscence, family history and archive material assembled by a local historian. |
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| 564 | BONNER, Robert A. The Ardwick Boys Went to Malta: A British Territorial Army Battalion During the Siege 1940-1943. x, 143p., illus., index. Macclesfield: Fleur de Lys, 1992. ISBN : 1873907052.
Taken from the battalion war diary and rich in contemporary drawings, this gives a good account of the supporting role of infantry during the siege. |
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| 565 | BRADFORD, Ernle. Siege: Malta 1940-1943. xvi, 247p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Hamilton, 1985; New York: Morrow, 1986. ISBN: 0241115892.
A well-informed and critical account giving full prominence to the role of the RN. |
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| 566 | CAMERON, Ian. Red Duster, White Ensign: The Story of Malta and the Malta Convoys. xii, 218p., bibliog., illus. London: Muller, 1959; Garden City: Doubleday, 1960. A good account of the struggles to keep Malta supplied and the first full account of the Malta convoys. Published in paperback as Five Days to Hell; reprinted in 1974 by White Lion. |
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| 567 | CAMPBELL, Bill. Down the Gut: Runs Ashore in Malta. [80p. published on diskette. n.p.; author, 2007].
Anecdotal reminiscences covering wartime and post-war entertainment in Malta. |
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| 568 | CARUANA, Joseph. The Battle of Grand Harbour: July 26, 1941. 63p., illus. Rabat: Wise Owl, 2004. ISBN: 999323253X. A brief account of the Italian attempted raid by MTBs of the 10th Flotilla. |
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| 569 | CARUANA, Joseph. Destination Malta: The Surrender of the Italian Fleet, September 1943. 80p., illus. Rabat: Wise Owl, 2010. A good account of this important event. |
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| 570 | COCKETT, Frank. The Maltese Penguin: Stories from the Background Fog of War 1942-1943. 105, [ii]p., illus. London: SG Books, 1990. ISBN: 1854630490.
A trained surgeon, he enlisted in the RAF in 1942 and was sent to Malta as a medical officer. He was based at Hal Far and was particularly close to the FAA Albacore crews. His tales of the siege. |
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| 571 | CULL, Brian, with GALEA, Frederick. Gladiators Over Malta: the Story of Faith, Hope and Charity. 119p., bibliog., illus. Rabat: Wise Owl, 2008. ISBN: 9789993292784.
A good account of the exploits of the epic trio. |
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| 572 | CULL, Brian, with GALEA, Frederick. Spitfires Over Malta: The Epic Air Battles of 1942. 402p., bibliog., illus., index. London: Grub Street, 2005. ISBN: 1904943306.
The usual excellent Grub Street day by day account, with some limited naval information. |
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| 573 | DOBBIE, Sybil. Grace under Malta. 158p., illus. London: Drummond, 1944.
Life in besieged Malta; by the governor's daughter. |
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| 574 | DOMENICO, F. S. De. An Island Beleaguered. 187p., illus. Muscat: Malta, 1946.
An eyewitness account by a local Maltese. |
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| 575 | DOUGLAS-HAMILTON, James. The Air Battle for Malta: The Diaries of a Spitfire Pilot. 208p., bibliog., illus., index. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1981. ISBN: 0906391202. Although an air force book it includes interesting material on the air cover for approaching convoys. A second edition was published by Airlife in 1990. |
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| 576 | ELDWORTH, R. Last Convoy: A Fictional Story Based on Real Life Events (Warpath 5). [iv], 154p. London, Penguin, 2000. ISBN: 014130720X.
Published under a pseudonym by Bryan Perrett, this is the story of the Pedestal convoy as seen by a DEMS Gunner on Ohio. |
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| 577 | ELLIOTT, Peter. The Cross and the Ensign: A Naval History of Malta, 1798-1979. 217p., bibliog., illus., index. Cambridge: PSL; Annapolis: NIP, 1980.ISBN: 0850594251.
A well illustrated history of this key island. WWII is covered in some 75 pages. |
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| 578 | FORTY, George. Battle for Malta. 160p., bibliog., illus., index. Hersham: Ian Allan, 2003. ISBN: 0711029407.
A heavily illustrated account which quotes extensively from primary sources. |
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| 579 | FOWLER, Jim. Santa Marija Corvette, 'Pedestal' Convoy. 49p. [n.p.], author, 2004.
A charming, autobiographical account of the convoy. Fowler was PO Tel on Spiraea in the refuelling group. |
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| 580 | FRASER, Stan. The Guns of Hagar Qim: The Diaries of Stan Fraser 1939-1946. xiv, 291p., illus. Rabat, Malta: Wise Owl, 2005. ISBN: 9993232556.
His anti-aircraft battery served mainly in Malta. |
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| 581 | GALEA, Frederick R. Call-Out: A Wartime Diary of Air/Sea Rescue Operations at Malta. 320p., bibliog., illus., index. St Julians, Malta: BIEB BIEB, 2002. ISBN: 9993232017.
A detailed and comprehensive daily diary of the work of the rescue launches with much incidental naval detail. |
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