A History of the Mediterranean Air War 1940-45 vol.1.pdf

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Copyright © Grub Street 2012
Copyright text © Christopher Shores, Giovanni Massimello
and Russell Guest 2012
British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Shores, Christopher F.
Mediterranean air war, 1940-1945.
Volume 1, North Africa, June 1940-January 1942.
1. World War, 1939-1945 – Campaigns – Africa, North.
2. World War, 1939-1945 – Aerial operations.
I. Title
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ISBN-13: 9781908117076
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CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Bibliography
Background
The Opening Rounds
Graziani Makes a Move
Operation Compass
Enter the Luftwaffe
Reverses and Reinforcements
Cretan Diversion
Midsummer Crisis
Operation Battleaxe
Operation Crusader
A New Year Dawns – Darkly
The RAF’s Night Bombing Offensive
Blitz on Egypt
In Defence of Tripoli
In Support of the Royal Navy
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