Operation Pedestal

By Max Hastings,

Book cover of Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

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The Sunday Times bestseller 'One of the most dramatic forgotten chapters of the war, as told in a new book by the incomparable Max Hastings' DAILY MAIL

In August 1942, beleaguered Malta was within weeks of surrender to the Axis, because its 300,000 people could no longer be fed. Churchill…

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Justin Fox Author Of Operation Pedestal: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942
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This epic book tells the story of a brave convoy to Malta during World War II, a period and a narrative that particularly appeals to me, given my writing.

Hastings perfectly captures the terror, drama, and heroism of Allied sailors fighting their way through to the besieged island in this gripping page-turner.

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