Malta and British strategic policy, 1925-43 [electronic resource] / Douglas Austin ; foreword by David French.
Series: Cass series--military history and policy ; no. 13.Publication details: London ; New York : Frank Cass, 2004.Description: xix, 243 p. : ill., mapsISBN:- 9780203328293
- British -- Malta -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Malta
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 20th century
- Great Britain -- Defenses -- History -- 20th century
- Malta -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Malta
- Great Britain -- Military policy
- Also available in print edition.
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Based on author's doctoral thesis (University of London).
Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-217) and index.
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 in 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.
Also available in print edition.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.