This book provides one of the most intriguing and realistic accounts of the second biggest air battle in the Second World War. Based largely on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, a Spitfire Squadron Leader commanding the Edinburgh Squadron, it provides a unique insight into warfare as it affects individuals and shows the indomitable spirit of the Spitfire pilots.
Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, the author’s uncle, was sent out secretly to Malta on an American aircraft carrier, at a time when this island was sustaining heavier bombing than London at the height of the Blitz, and the Germans and Italians were preparing for invasion.
The outcome of the battle for Malta held the key to success in the Mediterranean, North Africa and the Middle East. As Laddie Lucas, himself a Spitfire pilot of extraordinary ability, says in his outstanding introduction to this book: “History may well say that Hitler’s loss of the Malta battle – and the High Command’s appalling misjudgment of the island’s resilience – was no less crucial to his ultimate defeat than his earlier failure to draw the teeth of Fighter Command in the air battle for Britain.”
By: Lord James Douglas-Hamilton MP & Introduced by: Laddie Lucas
Format: Hardback
No of pages: 207
Edition: 1981
Condition: good
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