TheBattleforMalta

  • James Holland
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  • HistorianJamesHollandpresentsafreshanalysisoftheWo… HistorianJamesHollandpresentsafreshanalysisoftheWorldWarTwobattleforthetinyMediterraneanislandofMalta. TheBattleforMaltaisoneofthemostviciousandviolentepisodesoftheSecondWorldWar.ThetinyMediterraneanislandissmallerthantheIsleofWight,yetbetween1940and1942morebombsfellonMaltathanfellonBritainduringtheentireBlitz.AsAxisforcesthrewalltheyhadattheisland,thoseonMaltawereforcedtoendureasustainedattackfromtheairandarapidlydeterioratingconditionontheground.Beyondanyformofausteritythatwemightunderstand,littleMaltawasclosetostarving.ThestruggleoftheMaltesepeopleagainstoppressionwasrecognisedpersonallybyKingGeorgeVI,whoawardedtheGeorgeCrosstotheentireisland.YettheSiegeofMaltaisonlyhalfofthestory. Inthisdocumentary,HollandarguesthattherealimportanceofMalta'spositionwasitsoffensiverole,whichhasbeenlargelyundervalued. CaughtinthecrosshairsofamassivestrugglebetweenBritainandGermanytocontroltheshippingwatersoftheMediterranean,by1942MaltahadbecomethemostbombedplaceonEarth.Whilstthelevelofbrutalattacksmayseemoutofallproportiontotheislandssizeitactuallyonlyservestounderlineitsimportance-forMaltaheldthekeytotheentirewarintheMediterraneanandNorthAfrica.

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