Bibliograph

Operation pedestal, the fleet that battled to Malta 1942, Max Hastings

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Operation pedestal, the fleet that battled to Malta 1942, Max Hastings

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Operation pedestal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Max Hastings

Sub title

the fleet that battled to Malta 1942

Summary

Operation Pedestal describes catastrophic ship sinkings, including that of the aircraft-carrier Eagle, together with struggles to rescue survivors and salvage stricken ships. Most moving of all is the story of the tanker Ohio, indispensable to Malta's survival, victim of countless Axis attacks. In the last days of the battle, the ravaged hulk was kept under way only by two destroyers, lashed to her sides. Max Hastings describes this as one of the most extraordinary tales he has ever recounted. Until the very last hours, no participant on either side could tell what would be the outcome of an epic of wartime suspense and courage

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