The Resource 'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942, Angus Mansfield, (electronic resource)
'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942, Angus Mansfield, (electronic resource)
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The item 'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942, Angus Mansfield, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Lane Public Library.
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- Summary
- In August 1942, the British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stricken island of Malta, an Allied base which had been under Axis blockade for months. From August 9 to August 15, a convoy of some 50 ships ran the gauntlet of Axis bombers, submarines, E-boats, and minefields. Of the original 14 merchant vessels, only five reached Malta Grand Harbour. In 'I Wish I Had Your Wings', Angus Mansfield relates the experiences of two men involved in Pedestal, Captain David Macfarlane of MV Melbourne Star and his nephew David Mejor, one of the Spitfire pilots who fought to protect the convoy. Told using their log books, letters, and papers, this is the story of one family's contribution to a relief operation that cost of over 400 Allied lives, but which has gone down in history as one of the most important British strategic victories of World War II
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780750966887
- Label
- 'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942
- Title
- 'I Wish I Had Your Wings'
- Title remainder
- A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942
- Statement of responsibility
- Angus Mansfield
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In August 1942, the British launched Operation Pedestal in an attempt to deliver supplies to the stricken island of Malta, an Allied base which had been under Axis blockade for months. From August 9 to August 15, a convoy of some 50 ships ran the gauntlet of Axis bombers, submarines, E-boats, and minefields. Of the original 14 merchant vessels, only five reached Malta Grand Harbour. In 'I Wish I Had Your Wings', Angus Mansfield relates the experiences of two men involved in Pedestal, Captain David Macfarlane of MV Melbourne Star and his nephew David Mejor, one of the Spitfire pilots who fought to protect the convoy. Told using their log books, letters, and papers, this is the story of one family's contribution to a relief operation that cost of over 400 Allied lives, but which has gone down in history as one of the most important British strategic victories of World War II
- Cataloging source
- CtWfDGI
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Mansfield, Angus
- Dewey number
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- 940.54/59410922
- 940.54/59410922
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D766.7.M43
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- dictionaries
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Operation Pedestal, 1942
- World War, 1939-1945
- World War, 1939-1945
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- 'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942, Angus Mansfield, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00010103
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750966887
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9780750966887
- (Sirsi) b1461723
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
- Label
- 'I Wish I Had Your Wings' : A Spitfire Pilot and Operation Pedestal, Malta 1942, Angus Mansfield, (electronic resource)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Control code
- frd00010103
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (192 pages)
- File format
- one file format
- Form of item
- online
- Governing access note
- Access limited to subscribing institutions
- Isbn
- 9780750966887
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780750966887
- (Sirsi) b1461723
- System details
- System requirements: Adobe Digital editions
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