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- Book Title
- Operation Pedestal : the Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942
- Publication Name
- Operation Pedestal
- Title
- Operation Pedestal
- Subtitle
- The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0062980149
- EAN
- 9780062980144
- ISBN
- 9780062980144
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Military Science, Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General
- Release Year
- 2023
- Release Date
- 18/04/2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 1.2in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 17.1 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Number of Pages
- 496 Pages
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It was August 1942, and Malta, a longtime British bastion, was within weeks of surrender to the I Axis as its population starved. Once a strategic base for the Royal Navy, the island had been bombed by the Luftwaffe more heavily than London during the Blitz. With Britain's morale flagging, Winston Churchill decided that, at all costs, the "island fortress" must be saved. Operation Pedestal is the nail-biting story of that British mission, as only Max Hastings can tell it. British air and naval fleets faced off against six hundred German and Italian aircraft, while ships packed with supplies were painstakingly divided and dispersed. In the end, only a handful of the Allied ships completed the mission, most important among them the SS Ohio, carrying much-needed fuel to the island. The Mediterranean battles that ensued between August 11 and 15 were the most brutal of Britain's war at sea. Yet as Hastings makes clear, while the Germans claimed victory, it was the British who ultimately prevailed, for Malta remained a crucial asset that helped lead to the Nazis' defeat. While the Royal Navy never again attempted an operation on such a scale, Hastings argues that without the August convoy, the British on Malta would not have survived. In the cruel accountancy of war, the price was worth paying.
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HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062980149
ISBN-13
9780062980144
eBay Product ID (ePID)
23057252823
Product Key Features
Book Title
Operation Pedestal : the Fleet That Battled to Malta 1942
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Military / World War II, Europe / Great Britain / General
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
496 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
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Military historian Hastings...delivers a sterling account of the August 1942 mission to bring food, oil, and other supplies to the besieged island of Malta.... Buoyed by prodigious research and vivid prose, this is a brilliant illumination of one of WWII's most dramatic episodes., Vividly chronicling the sinking of the aircraft carrier Eagle, Hastings initiates 250 pages of gripping fireworks and insights that continue well past Aug. 15, when five battered merchantmen limped into Malta's harbor. Real-world war is sloppier than the Hollywood version, even more so under the author's gimlet eye. . . . Another enthralling Hastings must-read., Those who read Hastings' meticulously researched and clearly written account of Operation Pedestal will emerge with a greater appreciation of the dangers, continuous stress, and deprivations facing men who went to war at sea in WWII. . . . Hastings' treatment of this important but not often remarked on campaign belongs on the bookshelf of readers interested in World War II in Europe and of those looking for a reminder of what men can and are willing to do when the need is great and the cause is just., An eye-level view of mortal danger set against a major inflection point during World War II. . . . Operation Pedestal is the story of desperate warriors shepherding a frail cargo through all the fire and steel their enemy can hurl. Mr. Hastings paints a portrait of naval combat with an artist's brush guided by more than a half-century of combat reportage. Compassionate toward men who braved bombs, torpedoes, fire and a cruel sea, he showcases the Royal Navy--along with the merchant vessels it guarded--at its finest hour., Hastings, author of best sellers such as All Hell Let Loose and The Secret War, recalls an event that is often overlooked in World War II history: the four-day battle over a convoy relief mission that brought aviation fuel to besieged British forces in Malta. . . . the prolific Hastings weaves Allied and Axis participants' remembered accounts (which he acknowledges are often contradictory or embellished) and official archival documents into a free-flowing narrative. . . . Hastings should please his current fans and attract new devotees with this lucidly limned account, suitable for general readers and specialists alike., "An eye-level view of mortal danger set against a major inflection point during World War II. . . . Operation Pedestal is the story of desperate warriors shepherding a frail cargo through all the fire and steel their enemy can hurl. Mr. Hastings paints a portrait of naval combat with an artist's brush guided by more than a half-century of combat reportage. Compassionate toward men who braved bombs, torpedoes, fire and a cruel sea, he showcases the Royal Navy--along with the merchant vessels it guarded--at its finest hour." -- Wall Street Journal "Vividly chronicling the sinking of the aircraft carrier Eagle, Hastings initiates 250 pages of gripping fireworks and insights that continue well past Aug. 15, when five battered merchantmen limped into Malta's harbor. Real-world war is sloppier than the Hollywood version, even more so under the author's gimlet eye. . . . Another enthralling Hastings must-read." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Those who read Hastings' meticulously researched and clearly written account of Operation Pedestal will emerge with a greater appreciation of the dangers, continuous stress, and deprivations facing men who went to war at sea in WWII. . . . Hastings' treatment of this important but not often remarked on campaign belongs on the bookshelf of readers interested in World War II in Europe and of those looking for a reminder of what men can and are willing to do when the need is great and the cause is just." -- American Spectator "Military historian Hastings...delivers a sterling account of the August 1942 mission to bring food, oil, and other supplies to the besieged island of Malta.... Buoyed by prodigious research and vivid prose, this is a brilliant illumination of one of WWII's most dramatic episodes." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Hastings, author of best sellers such as All Hell Let Loose and The Secret War, recalls an event that is often overlooked in World War II history: the four-day battle over a convoy relief mission that brought aviation fuel to besieged British forces in Malta. . . . the prolific Hastings weaves Allied and Axis participants' remembered accounts (which he acknowledges are often contradictory or embellished) and official archival documents into a free-flowing narrative. . . . Hastings should please his current fans and attract new devotees with this lucidly limned account, suitable for general readers and specialists alike." -- Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Lib. of Congress, Washington, DC, "An eye-level view of mortal danger set against a major inflection point during World War II. . . . Operation Pedestal is the story of desperate warriors shepherding a frail cargo through all the fire and steel their enemy can hurl. Mr. Hastings paints a portrait of naval combat with an artist's brush guided by more than a half-century of combat reportage. Compassionate toward men who braved bombs, torpedoes, fire and a cruel sea, he showcases the Royal Navy--along with the merchant vessels it guarded--at its finest hour." -- Wall Street Journal "Vividly chronicling the sinking of the aircraft carrier Eagle, Hastings initiates 250 pages of gripping fireworks and insights that continue well past Aug. 15, when five battered merchantmen limped into Malta's harbor. Real-world war is sloppier than the Hollywood version, even more so under the author's gimlet eye. . . . Another enthralling Hastings must-read." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Those who read Hastings' meticulously researched and clearly written account of Operation Pedestal will emerge with a greater appreciation of the dangers, continuous stress, and deprivations facing men who went to war at sea in WWII. . . . Hastings' treatment of this important but not often remarked on campaign belongs on the bookshelf of readers interested in World War II in Europe and of those looking for a reminder of what men can and are willing to do when the need is great and the cause is just." -- American Spectator "Military historian Hastings...delivers a sterling account of the August 1942 mission to bring food, oil, and other supplies to the besieged island of Malta.... Buoyed by prodigious research and vivid prose, this is a brilliant illumination of one of WWII's most dramatic episodes." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Hastings, author of best sellers such as All Hell Let Loose and The Secret War, recalls an event that is often overlooked in World War II history: the four-day battle over a convoy relief mission that brought aviation fuel to besieged British forces in Malta. . . . the prolific Hastings weaves Allied and Axis participants' remembered accounts (which he acknowledges are often contradictory or embellished) and official archival documents into a free-flowing narrative. . . . Hastings should please his current fans and attract new devotees with this lucidly limned account, suitable for general readers and specialists alike." -- Frederick J. Augustyn Jr., Lib. of Congress, Washington, DC "[A] breathtakingly dramatic account . . . . Hastings details the violence and valor of that week with all the elegance for which he is famous. . . . The result is a history at once objective and sympathetic, written with a profound respect for the men--many of them civilians--who faced such immense peril. . . . In expertly recounting their courage and the horrors they faced, Max Hastings has helped ensure the well-deserved immortality of this band of heroes." -- The Objective Standard
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