02823nam 2200589 a 450 991082284350332120230802012533.01-283-43277-397866134327730-7391-2896-5(CKB)2560000000079689(EBL)836987(OCoLC)772845792(SSID)ssj0000593108(PQKBManifestationID)12244401(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000593108(PQKBWorkID)10740260(PQKB)11232207(MiAaPQ)EBC836987(Au-PeEL)EBL836987(CaPaEBR)ebr10538173(CaONFJC)MIL343277(EXLCZ)99256000000007968920110922d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Santa Marija convoy faith and endurance in wartime Malta, 1940-1942 /Dennis A. CastilloLanham, Md. Lexington Booksc20121 online resource (273 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7391-2895-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 01. The Maltese Islands; Chapter 02. The Faith; Chapter 03. Malta and Britain; Chapter 04. The War Begins; Chapter 05. The First Raids; Chapter 06. The Italian Phase; Chapter 07. Doom's Day; Chapter 08. Defying the "Phooey"; Chapter 09. The Angels of Doom; Chapter 10. The Summer of 1942; Chapter 11. The Santa Marija Convoy; Chapter 12. " . . . we got there at last"; Chapter 13. Dona Nobis Pacem; Bibliography; IndexDuring World War II, Malta played a key role in the Mediterranean campaign, its submarines, light surface forces, and aircrafts destroying supplies desperately needed by Rommel's forces in North Africa. The price the Maltese paid for this effort was the most sustained and intensive bombing campaign in the war, enduring over 130 tons of bombs per square mile. This, compounded by the Axis blockade that attempted to starve Malta into surrender, set the stage for numerous convoy battles, the most dramatic being Operation Pedestal, remembered on World War, 1939-1945CampaignsMaltaWorld War, 1939-1945Religious aspectsMaltaHistorySiege, 1940-1943MaltaReligion20th centuryWorld War, 1939-1945CampaignsWorld War, 1939-1945Religious aspects.940.54/21585Castillo Dennis A(Dennis Angelo),1958-1593439MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822843503321The Santa Marija convoy3913569UNINA