{"product_id":"malta-1940-42-ryan-k-noppen-9781472820600","title":"Malta 1940-42: The Axis' Air Battle for Mediterranean Supremacy","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1940, the strategically vital island of Malta was Britain's last toehold in the central Mediterranean, wreaking havoc among Axis shipping. Launching an air campaign to knock Malta out of the war, first Italy and then Germany sought to force a surrender or reduce the defenses enough to allow an invasion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on original documents, multilingual aviation analyst Ryan Noppen explains how technical and tactical problems caused the original Italian air campaign of 1940-41 to fail, and then how the German intervention came close to knocking Malta out of the war. Using stunning full color artwork, this fascinating book explains why the attempt by the Axis powers to take the British colony of Malta ultimately failed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ryan K. Noppen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472820606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472820600\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Ryan K. Noppen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449641119999,"sku":"9781472820600","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_983b38dc-d758-4f17-b287-c69b900c8b31.jpg?v=1777264281","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/malta-1940-42-ryan-k-noppen-9781472820600","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}