Swordfish
The Story of the Taranto Raid
$38.61
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2005
Summary
In November 1940, Britain stood alone against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The Royal Navy, already stretched thin by the U-boat war and the threat of invasion, could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean. Italy’s fleet of modern battleships posed a serious danger to communications with Egypt and the Suez Canal.
On the night of 11 November 1940, 42 members of the Fleet Air Arm launched from HMS Illustrious in 21 obsolete ‘Swordfish’ biplanes. Their objective: the Italian…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780304366828 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 030436682X |
| Author: | David Wragg |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Cassell Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2005 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 22mm x 128mm x 194mm |
| Series: | W&N Military |
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Critics Review
The story is told in detail, the author also putting the raid into perspective in the progress of the whole war– Aircraft Illustrated
A pacy and informative read … Uses the reports of the air crew involved to good effect * Military Illustrated *
David Wragg
David Wragg is a former journalist who has contributed to The Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, The Scotsman, and the Glasgow Sunday Herald. Coming from a naval family, he has a lifelong interest in naval aviation, inspired in part by discovering an old aircraft dump at RNAS Hal Far in Malta during the late 1950s.
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