| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-322) and index. |
| Contents |
Part I. Fate in the convergence -- Malta, summer of 1942 -- Fred and Minda -- Fire down below -- To Belfast and Oslo -- Lonnie Dales -- Part II. The second great siege -- The fortress -- Gladiators -- From Nelson to Cunningham -- Debut of the Luftwaffe -- Siege on the RAF -- Part III. Allies -- Out of Norway -- Operation Harpoon -- Malta's last hope -- SS Santa Elisa, June 23 -- SS Ohio, June 23 -- Part IV. Operation pedestal -- Master Dudley Mason -- The clyde -- Cairo -- Admiral Neville Syfret -- Lieutenant Commander Roger Hill -- Operation Berserk -- Part V. Into the Mediterranean -- Operation Bellows -- Dive of the eagle -- Dive-bombers at dusk -- Bad day for secret weapons -- Ithuriel and indomitable -- Nigeria and Cairo -- Captain Ferrini's amazing hat trick -- Part VI. Hell in the narrows -- This one's for Minda -- Screams on the water -- Moscow -- Retreat of the commodore -- Il Duce's pajamas -- Night of the e-boats -- Hell in the aftermath -- Part VII. Survivors -- Santa Elisa -- Waimarama -- Toward Malta -- Just a mirage -- Lame duck off Linosa -- Nowhere to hide -- Part VIII. Two men, one warrior -- Black dog -- The bofors -- Nerves of steel -- The teetering tirade -- Nine down, four home, one to go -- Grand harbour -- Moscow Saturday night -- The cablegram -- Malta rises. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Mediterranean Sea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Transportation -- Mediterranean Sea.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, British.
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Merchant marine -- United States -- History.
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Naval convoys -- Mediterranean Sea -- History.
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Larsen, Frederick August, 1915-
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Dales, Francis.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Norway.
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| ISBN |
1400063183 |
| Standard No. |
9781400063185 |
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