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Malta's Greater Siege: & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA)
Malta's Greater Siege: & Adrian Warburton DSO* DFC** DFC (USA)
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During World War II, the Battle of Malta was a crucial conflict between the Allies and the Axis powers. The book "The Man Behind the Medals: The Story of Adrian Warburton" tells the story of Adrian Warburton, a RAF photo-reconnaissance pilot who flew 395 operational missions from Malta and was credited with nine aircraft shot down. He lay undiscovered for sixty years until his remains were found in a cemetery in Bavaria. The book follows Warburton's quest, which takes him from Malta to Bavaria, and explores the importance of Malta and the girl from Cheshire to him.
\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 344 pages
\n Publication date: 28 February 2021
\n Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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This is a true historical account of war in the air, at sea, and on land in the battle for Malta's survival in the Second World War. It was a battle that decided the outcome of the war in North Africa and the Mediterranean. Adrian Warburton, the airman described in the subtitle by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder, went missing in 1944 in a single-seat American aircraft. He had flown at least 395 operational missions, mostly from Malta. Unusually for a reconnaissance pilot, Warby as he was known was credited with nine aircraft shot down. He lay undiscovered for sixty years. He is the RAF's most highly decorated photo-recce pilot.
In Malta, Adrian met Christina, a stranded dancer turned aircraft plotter in the secret world deep beneath Valletta's fortress walls. She too was decorated for heroism. Together, they became part of the island's folklore. How important was Malta and the girl from Cheshire to the man behind the medals? This tale takes the form of a quest, opening in a cemetery in Bavaria and closing in another in Malta. In between, the reader is immersed within the tension and drama surrounding Malta's Greater Siege, retracing the steps of the main characters over the forever changed face of the island following its heroic victory.
\n Weight: 648g\n
Dimension: 156 x 234 x 34 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781526796837\n \n
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