Swordfish
The Story of the Taranto Raid
$30.82
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2005
Summary
In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The country could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean, but the Royal Navy was already overstretched by the U-boat war and the threat of invasion. Italy’s fleet of modern battleships presented a grave threat to our communications with Egypt and the Suez Canal. On the night of 11 November 1940, 42 members of the Fleet Air Arm took off in 21 obsolete ‘Swordfish’ biplanes, launched from HMS I…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366828 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 030436682X |
| Author: | David Wragg |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 128mm x 22mm |
| Series: | W&N Military |
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The story is told in detail, the author also putting the raid into perspective in the progress of the whole war– Aircraft Illustrated
A pacy and informative read … Uses the reports of the air crew involved to good effect * Military Illustrated *
About The Author
David Wragg
A former journalist, David Wragg has contributed to The Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, The Scotsman and the Glasgow Sunday Herald. He comes from a naval family and has had a lifelong interest in naval aviation, inspired at least in part by finding an old aircraft dump at RNAS Hal Far in Malta during the late 1950s.
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