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The Malta Squadron Edited by Anthony Rogers |
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Churchill's Folly by
Anthony Rogers
Recounts the fate of 234 Infantry Brigade in
the Aegean in 1943.
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Women of Malta by Frederick
R. Galea.
Released 2006 this is the story of Christina
Ratcliffe & Tamara Marks.
Contains many old photographs.
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The Gozo Airfield by
Charles Bezzina.
A booklet containing information & some photos
of the temporary airfield constructed on Gozo by American Engineers
to support the Sicilian landings.
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Against All Odds by
Lex McAulay.
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Mobilisation in Action by
Anthony Zarb-Dimech.
A History of Civil Defence in Malta : 1940 -
1943.
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The Peoples War by
Laurence Mizzi.
Contains first hand accounts from civilians with
many black & white & colour photos.
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Malta 1937 - 1942 - Some Childhood memories.
by Michael Longyear.
New booklet ( May 2006 ) written & published
by Michael Longyear.
Limited print run. Contact
Michael for ordering details.
Price £4 which includes post/packing. UK only.
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Air War
over Malta - Part 1 The Allies by
Frederick R. Galea & Richard J. Caruana. |
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Air War
over Malta - Part 2 The Axis by Frederick
R. Galea & Richard J. Caruana. |
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Malta
Invicta by Bartimeus. |
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Malta
- Last Great Siege by David Wragg |
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Night
Strike from Malta by Kenneth Poolman |
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Pedestal - The Malta Convoy of 1942
by Peter C. Smith
Very
detailed & readable account of Operation Pedestal with maps showing
points of losses & some photographs.
Watch out for an error in the second revision (1987) hardbound edition.
Pages 161 - 175 are repeated, pages 177 - 192 are missing. Worth checking
if you are going to purchase the book. Not sure if this is just my copy.
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Malta Convoy by
Shankland & Hunter
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Malta
- The Unconquered Isle by Ian Hey. |
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The
Battle of Malta by Joseph Attard. |
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Faith,
Hope & Charity - The Defence of Malta. by Kenneth Poolman. |
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Tattered
Battlements
Tattered
battlements a Malta diary by a fighter pilot, it was dedicated to Hector
and Coby, both killed in action. The book was first published in 1943.
Probably
not available now although a copy was seen on Ebay in December 2005.
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Onward
to Malta by
Wing Commander T.F.Neil
A
look at the defence of Malta through the experiences of a Hurricane
pilot. Diary style format. An enjoyable read.
Published
by:- Airlife
Publishing Ltd.(not currently available).Click on this site anyway
to view other Malta related titles.
101
Longden Road, Shrewsbury, England.
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Malta:
The Hurricane Years by
Christopher Shores, Brian Cull, Nicola Malizia
A
large book. Many photograph's, some of which were taken on the same
film as those shown in this website. Very comprehensive.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0948817062/qid=952729050/sr=1-22/026-4191720-6849025
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Malta-The
Spitfire Year
by Christopher Shores, Nicola Malizia, Brian Cull
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/094881716X/holidaysmaltacom/026-4839760-0670826
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The Air Battle for Malta by
James Douglas-Hamilton
The
diaries of a Spitfire pilot. Good, informative read with lot's of photographs.
http://www.swanhillbooks.com/system/shopassistant.htm
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The
Maltese Spitfire
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1853108782/qid=1127083111/sr=1-10/ref=sr_1_10/002-7309761-2529632?v=glance&s=books
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Battle
Over Malta - Aircraft Losses & Crash Sites 1940 - 42. by Anthony
Rogers. |
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Hurricanes
over Malta
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Malta
Spitfire by
George Beurling and Leslie Roberts.
The
2 covers are probably the same book. Originally published in 1943. The
photo on the dust jacket of the top issue is of Beurling holding up
the tail fin of an Italian aircraft. This is in the book below.
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0143012371/ref=pd_rhf_p_1/702-4057213-0747220
Published
in 1943 this is the life of Canada's most accomplished fighter ace over
Malta in WWII. It's a remarkable story from a young kid scraping money
together for flying lessons to joining the RAF & ultimately being
assigned to Malta as a Spitfire pilot.
The journey between these times is full of adventures which are portrayed
in the book. Don't be put off by the 'diary' bit, it's all put into
a readable story easy to take in.
Great
book & well worth putting on your shelf.
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Torpedo
Leader on Malta by
Wing Commander Patrick Gibbs.
Written
during the war without benefit of hindsight, this is a remarkable and
valuable account. A very personal story, its lucid, exciting and readable
narrative describes firstly the author's frustrations as a Staff Officer
in Cairo, then his triumphs and disasters as a Beaufort Flight Commander
on the anti-shipping operations from Malta in 1942, during which Gibbs's
contribution was immense.
Review
written by Vincent Formosa.
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Malta:
Blitzed but not Beaten. by Philip Vella. |
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Spitfires
Over Sicily
Not
seen this title before. I found it in an auction search on Amazon for
around £20. Covers the role of spitfires from Malta during the
invasion of Sicily 1943.
Both
dust jackets on the left probably are the same book.
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1902304322/qid=1127084461/sr=1-6/ref=sr_1_6/002-7309761-2529632?v=glance&s=books
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Malta
Convoy by Peter Shankland & Anthony Hunter.
Only
one tanker was fast enough to run the murderous Nazi blockades - the
Ohio.
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East
of Malta - West of Suez
The
Admiralty account of the Naval War in the eastern Mediterranean 1939
- (1946 (? unable to read scan)).
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Malta
Convoys
by Richard Woodman
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0719557534/holidaysmaltacom/026-4839760-0670826
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Supreme
Gallantry
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0719557062/holidaysmaltacom/026-4839760-0670826
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Malta
- The Thorn in Rommel's Side - Six Months that Turned the War. by
Laddie Lucas.
Between June 1940 and December 1942, Malta became one of the most bombed
places on earth. The battle for this tiny island proved to be one of
the most decisive turning points of World War II. In this book the author
uses first-hand experience of the conflict to describe the pressures
of combat.
As the commanding officer of the island's top-scoring Spitfire squadron
he gives an insight into the tactics that reversed the overwhelming
odds stacked against Allied successes, as well as featuring miraculous
escapes and the darker hours - the intense bombing campaign that destroyed
39 newly-arrived Spitfires, the hardships endured by the islanders and
the enormous cost in human life. Laddie Lucas recounts individual stories
of heroism and gives an insight into the behaviour of the pilots.
Review
written by Vincent Formosa.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/offer-listing/0708931693/ref=lp_g_1//104-4287559-4943920?condition=all
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This is an exact facsimile of the original cover
(28th May 1943) that Michael Longyear & his family, had 60 years
ago. This edition had a short introduction by Professor Henry Frendo.
The
Epic of Malta
Text
by Captain Lewis Ritchie C.V.O. Published by Odhams Press.
I
must admit to being ignorant of this book until I browsed a second hand
book shop in Swanage in 2002. I paid £12 for this issue without
dust cover & a little faded on the edges. I would consider this
to have been printed around 1944 but no date appears in the book.
It is packed with photos which is the books main strength.
There is a forward by Winston Churchill.
I would recommend this book to any collector of Maltese history.
It
does appear in E-Bay auctions from time to time. If you are lucky you
can pick a copy up for a fiver.
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Fortress
Malta by
James Holland.
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1401351867/ref=pd_ys_pym_all_1/002-7309761-2529632?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
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The
Great Siege. Malta 1565 by
Ernle Bradford.
Not
one on WWII but the first siege was interesting to read up on.
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Siege
Malta by
Ernle Bradford
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0850529301/ref=pd_ys_pym_all_1/002-7309761-2529632?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance
3
cover designs known.
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Spitfires
Over Malta by
Brian Cull.
Available
on Amazon (Canada).
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1904943306/qid=1127083254/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-7309761-2529632?v=glance&s=books
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The Cross & the Ensign - A Naval History of Malta 1798 - 1979 by
Peter Elliott.
A
history of naval activities & battles right from the first recorded
histories through the Napoleonic war in the Mediterranean with Nelson's
famous victory in the battle of the Nile through to WWII & up to
1979. I found this book very readable & interesting including the
Nelson era. Loads of facts & figures but put in a way you can enjoy
reading.
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Hurricane
Squadrons - Northwest Europe & Malta by
Philip
Birtles ?. |
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Swordfish
- The story of the raid on Taranto
by David Wragg. |
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The Fighting
Tenth by John Wingate DSC. |
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Hero of the Upholder by
Jim Allaway.
The story of Lieutenant Commander M.D.Wanklyn
VC, DSO**. The Royal Navy's top submarine ace.
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Periscope
Patrol by
John Turner ?.
The
story of Malta's submarines.
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The
Battles of the Malta Striking Forces by
Peter C. Smith & Edwin Walker. |
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Malta.
Diary of a War 1940 - 1945 by
Michael Galea. |
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The Guns of Hagar Qim
The
diaries of Stan Fraser 1939 - 46.
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When Malta Stood Alone by Josef Micallef
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History
of the Royal Malta Artillery
Not
sure if this is a book. Most likely a booklet. Seen for sale on E-bay
in 2006.
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In Full Flight by
Tony Spooner
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Vultures
over Malta - An issue of the much
loved Commando magazines much read in my youth. |
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Spitfires
Over Malta - a wartime paperback publication (c.1943) by Pilot Officers
Paul Brennan and Ray Hesslyn and Henry Bateson - covers March to July
1942
Believed to have been re-issued just after the war. |
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Hess -
A Kiwi Malta Ace by James Sutherland. An RAF biography of Ray Hesslyn.
Mostly about Malta but covers POW period and later.
ISBN 0-473-06860-5. It was published June 2000 by Regal Books, Christchurch
NZ. |
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The
Kappillan of Malta by
Nicholas Monsarrat
A
novel regarded highly by critics.
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