Siege of Malta 1940-42

Part of the Images of War series, this is a photographic history of a key WWII military campaign.For nearly two and a half years, from June 1940 until late 1942, Malta was subjected to one Axis air raid after another.The Mediterranean island was effectively beleaguered, reliant for defense on antiaircraft guns and often-outnumbered fighter aircraft and dependent for survival on naval supply convoys.The Axis attempted to bomb and starve Malta into submission, attacking ports, military and in...