Malta and British Strategic Policy, 1925-43

ISBN-13: 9780415649865 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 280 str.

Douglas Austin

Opis

Douglas Austin reassesses a key aspect of British strategy and defence policy in the first half of the 20th century. The main focus of the study is an investigation into the role of Malta in British military strategy, as planned and as it really developed, up to the end of the war in North Africa in 1943.

Spis treści

1. The Base at Malta in the 1920s  2. The Failure to Strengthen Malta's Defences, 1930-35  3. Malta in the Abyssinian Crisis, 1935-36 4. Prelude to War, 1936-39 5. Final Preparations for War  6. The Threat of Invasion  7. The Initial Onslaught  8. The German Intervention in the Mediterranean 1941  9. Malta's Contribution to 'Crusader'  10. The 1942 Siege of Malta  11. Malta's Contribution to the Recovery of North Africa  12. Conclusion

O autorze

Douglas Austin was born in Malta and served in the RAF before a career in banking in New York and London. In 2002 he gained a Ph.D at University College, London in military history.