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Documents: 11
| 3040 | ANDREWS, Allen. Proud Fortress: The Fighting Story of Gibraltar. 220p., illus., index. London: Evans; New York: Dutton, 1958.
Thirty pages are devoted to Gibraltar's key role in WWII. |
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| 3042 | BONNICI, Joseph & CASSAR, Michael. A Century of the Royal Navy at Malta. 320p., bibliog., illus., index. Malta: BDL, 1999.
A beautifully illustrated record of the strong link with the RN. Although most of the pictures are of ships all have Malta as a backdrop. |
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| 3043 | HAMLIN, John F. Military Aviation in Malta G.C. 1915-1993: a Comprehensive History. 254p., bibliog.., illus. Peterborough: GMS Enterprises, 1994. ISBN: 1870384253.
A reference book arranged by each individual airbase and sub-organised by every squadron which served on the base. |
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| 3044 | KENNEDY, Walter. Shipping in Dublin Port 1939–1945. xiv, 148p., bibliog., illus., index. Edinburgh: Pentland, 1998. ISBN: 1858215390.
A detailed account of the 2,000 or so ships which entered Dublin during the war, recording their cargoes and voyages. |
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| 3045 | SPIERS, Derek. Troopships to Calais: The Story of Calais as a Military Port from 1944 to 1947. 120p., illus. Rainham: Meresborough, 1988. ISBN: 0948193395.
Calais was one of the major trooping ports at the end of the war. The author was a key figure in this and here concentrates on the individual vessels involved. |
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| 4396 | HELLWINKEL, Lars. Hitler’s Gateway to the Atlantic: German Naval Bases in France 1940-1945. 256p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2014. ISBN: 9781848321991. A comprehensively illustrated and detailed account of the occupation, creation of bases and Allied attacks. |
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| 4504 | HELLWINKEL, Lars. Hitler’s Gateway to the Atlantic: German Naval Bases in France 1940-1945. 256p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2014. ISBN: 1848321996. A comprehensively illustrated and detailed account of the occupation, creation of bases and Allied attacks. |
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| 3041 | BENADY, Tito. The Royal Navy at Gibraltar. xvi, 271p., bibliog., illus., index. Grendon: Gibraltar Books, 1992. ISBN: 0948466286. A well known local historian gives an excellent detailed view of the long link between the RN and "The Rock". Has a full account of WW2 matters. A second edition was published in 1993. |
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| 4799 | HELLWINKEL, Lars. Hitler’s Gateway to the Atlantic: German Naval Bases in France 1940-1945. iii, 234p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2014. ISBN: 1848321996. A comprehensively illustrated and detailed account of the occupation, creation of bases and Allied attacks. Based on his 2006 thesis. |
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| 4807 | 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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| 5016 | KAPLAN, Philip. U-Boat Pens of the Atlantic Battle. 176p., illus. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2018. ISBN: 9781526705440. Revisits these still extant bunkers some of which could hold a dozen U-boats. Contains some 150 photographs |
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