Drowning men screamed as burning oil engulfed them: With hundreds dead and half the supply ships sunk, the British mission to save Malta in 1942 seemed doomed. What followed, as Max Hastings recounts in a gripping book, would go down in maritime history
By summer 1942, the island of Malta was on the brink of surrender
Starving population endured round-the-clock bombing by Germans and Italians
Operation Pedestal carried vital food, fuel and ammunition on ships
In compelling account of heroism under fire, remaining ships limp doggedly on
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In early 1942, Britain was in a desperate situation.
The Royal Air Force had fought off Germany s relentless onslaught in the Battle of Britain and much of the German army was fighting the Soviets in Eastern Europe, but the British remained isolated and at risk of being cut off from the world.
Hitler s U-boats were wreaking havoc on Britain s vital supply lines, and although the US had entered the war on the side of the Allies, effective large-scale anti-submarine weapons and tactics were not yet fully developed or deployed.