The Air Battle for Malta
The Diaries of a Spitfire Pilot| By: | James Douglas-Hamilton; P.B. "Laddie" Lucas |
| Publisher: | Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. |
| Print ISBN: | 9781781597880 |
| eText ISBN: | 9781781597880 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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This book provides an intriguing and realistic account of the struggle for the possession of Malta during World War II. The air battle raged for two and a half years during which time 14,000 tons of bombs were dropped on a defiant population.The history is based on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton, the author's uncle, who was the leader of a Spitfire squadron that defended the island during the worst of the crisis.