Situated midway between Europe and Africa, Malta played a central role in the battles for the mastery of North Africa. The island was the vital supply base for British and Imperial troops in the to-and-fro desert campaigns against, first, Italy and then Germany and Rommel's Africa Korps. The three-year siege of Malta was one of the longest in history. In this thrilling account the author, who first came to know and love Malta whilst serving with the Royal Navy during the Second World War, paints a vivid picture of the suffering of the island and its population.
- ISBN10 0708917550
- ISBN13 9780708917558
- Publish Date February 1988 (first published 1 March 1986)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 28 January 1997
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Ulverscroft
- Edition Large type / large print edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 464
- Language English