Author: DOUGLAS-HAMILTON JAMES
Title: The Air Battle for Malta the Diaries of a Spitfire Pilot
Description: Airlife Publishing Ltd. London. 2000, 1st Soft Cover Edition. (ISBN: 1840371455) Card Cover , 24cm. Heavy Book Over 500gms, The author vividly recreates the period, the comradeship and the grimness of life on the beleaguered island of Malta. The air battle, which was the second largest of the entire war, involved some of the most famous fighter aces of World War 11, including "Screwball" Beurling and "Laddie" Luas. They played a vital part in what proved to be one of the greatest defensive and strategic operations of all time. The book is based largely on the diaries of Lord David Douglas-Hamilton who was sent to Malta as a Spitfire Squadron Leader at a time when the island was sustaining heavier bombing than London. Book includes many b/w photographs taken at the time. Very Good.

Keywords: Malta, Battle for Malta, Spitfire, War, Military, James Douglas-Hamilton, David Douglas-Hamilton 1840371455


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