Malta 1940–42: The Axis' air battle for Mediterranean supremacy (Air Campaign)
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1472820606 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-02 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Drawing on original documents, multilingual aviation analyst Ryan Noppen explains how technical and tactical problems caused the original Italian air campaign of 1940–41 to fail, and then how the German intervention came close to knocking Malta out of the war. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defenses enough to allow an invasion. In 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc
He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.. He lives in Virginia.Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. A Master of Arts holder from Purdue University, he
Ryan Noppen is a military author and aviation analyst originally from Kalamazoo, Michigan. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.. A Master of Arts holder from Purdue University, he specialized in the history of aviation, completing a major thesis on German trans-Atlantic aviation in the interwar years. He lives in Virginia.Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period.