Periscope Patrol

Name: Periscope Patrol
Brand: Pen and Sword
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By: TURNER JOHN

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Hardcover | 20 April 2009

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The Malta Force submarines had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert War depended on this. Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port. The Naval Base was under constant air attack. Due to the courage and tenacity of the crews by the time the Malta-based submarines were at full strength a staggering 50% of Axis shipping bound for Africa failed to arrive at its destination. The submarines sank some 75 enemy vessels totalling 400,000 tons. Periscope Patrol picks out the highlights of their actions and sets them against the bombed-out background of Malta, the island awarded the George Cross for its single handed stand. This is a hugely readable and informative account of submarine warfare at its toughest and roughest. AUTHOR: John Frayn Turner is a distinguished historian and author. Pen and Sword have published numerous of his books, including VCs of the Second World War and Service Most Silent. He lives at Leatherhead, Surrey. SELLING POINTS: A gripping story of WW2 submarine action. Covers the exploits of legendary submarines such as Wanklyn VC and ?Shrimp? Simpson. Written by a much published author. 8 pages of b/w plates

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Non-Fiction History General & World History Warfare & Defence Naval Forces & Warfare Regional & National History European History British & Irish History Military History Second World War Earliest Times to Present Day 20th Century History from 1900 to 2000

Stop Enemy Supplies	p. 11
The Subs. go South	p. 20
Enter Upholder	p. 25
Air Assault on Malta	p. 41
Unique Overdue	p. 46
Pantelleria Patrol	p. 54
Four Torpedoes-Four Hits	p. 59
Wanklyn, V.C.	p. 64
Back at Base	p. 85
Through a Maze of Mines	p. 101
The Snaring of the Sokol	p. 121
Five fail to return	p. 130
Wanklyn's Finest Hour	p. 134
A Hit- by Accident	p. 149
Friday the Thirteenth	p. 155
Harbouring Danger	p. 170
Sokol's Momentous Month	p. 181
The Bitterest Blow	p. 200
Luftwaffe versus Lazaretto	p. 206
The Signal of Success	p. 213
List of Submarines and their Commanding Officers which formed Malta Force Submarines and 10th Submarine Flotilla	p. 215
List of Successes achieved by Submarines during the Period covered	p. 217
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