Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes ,1940-1942 - Rilegato

Cull, Brian; Galea, Frederick

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ISBN 10: 1781556636 ISBN 13: 9781781556634

Casa editrice: Fonthill Media, 2018

Riassunto

Brian Cull's definitive Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942 is a highly detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Commonwealth pilots who flew Gladiators and Hurricanes in defense of Malta between June 1940 and April 1942, when help in the guise of Spitfires finally arrived. Most of the Hurricanes which held this tiny outpost of the British Empire in the heart of Axis-dominated territory had been flown from the decks of aircraft carriers or from bases in North Africa, while a handful of fighter pilots arrived by Sunderland flying boats or other aircraft in transit from the UK via Gibraltar. Many of these pilots were inexperienced and quickly paid the supreme price, particularly when the Messerschmitt pilots of the elite 7/JG26 arrived in Sicily in early 1941, and later in the year when more from JG53 made their presence felt.A number of important personal diaries and journals have come to light, and these have been widely quoted to provide the atmospheric background, the thoughts and the hopes of some of the Hurricane pilots who defended Malta. Not all of the diarists survived, but their impressions provide a fitting tribute to their courage, aspirations and fears. Much of the early period of the air defense of Malta is enhanced by the personal experiences of Flt Lt (then Sgt Plt) James Pickering AFC, who flew Hurricanes with 261 Squadron.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Brian Cull has been writing Second World War aviation history for the past twenty-five years and has in excess of twenty-five titles to his credit, many of which have been highly acclaimed. These include the `Bloody Shambles' series, `Hurricanes over Malta', `Spitfires over Malta', `Twelve Days in May', `Diver! Diver! Diver!', `Gladiator Ace', `Screwball Beurling'; while `Fighters over the Aegean', `First of the Few' and `Blenheims over Greece and Crete' are a series of books for Fonthill Media.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Fonthill Media
• Data di pubblicazione: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1781556636
• ISBN 13: 9781781556634
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 491
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile