OPERATION PEDESTAL: The Fleet That Battled to Malta, 1942

The nail-biting story of the British mission to save the troops on Malta. German and Italian forces faced off against British air and naval fleets in one of the fiercest battles of the war, while ships packed with supplies were painstakingly divided and dispersed. Hastings argues that in the cruel accountancy of war, the price was worth paying. 32 pages of photos.