portada Spitfire V Vs C.202 Folgore: Malta 1942 (en Inglés)

Spitfire V Vs C.202 Folgore: Malta 1942 (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Donald Nijboer

Ilustrado por

Jim Laurier

Gareth Hector

Editorial

Osprey Publishing (UK)

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

24.6x17.8x1 cm

Peso

0.24 kg.

ISBN13

9781782003564

Categorías

C. 1939-c. 1945 (época de la segunda guerra mundial)
Fuerzas aéreas y guerra
Segunda guerra mundial
Ingeniería militar

Spitfire V Vs C.202 Folgore: Malta 1942 (en Inglés)

Donald Nijboer (Autor) · Jim Laurier (Ilustrado por) · Gareth Hector (Ilustrado por) · Osprey Publishing (UK) · Tapa Blanda

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The inability of the Italians and Germans to invade Malta proved decisive for Allied victory in the Mediterranean during World War II, as the islands provided the Allies with a base from which to project air power. Early Italian efforts to pound the islands into submission were supplemented by major German forces from January 1942 and in a few weeks the situation for the defenders reached a critical stage; in response, in March 1942 the first Spitfires were delivered to Malta. That April the Macchi C.202 was introduced to combat over Malta, the fighter downing its first Spitfire on 2 June. Throughout the summer C.202s fought over Malta escorting tiny formations of Cant Z.1007s, SM.79s and Ju 88s. The fighting subsided in August and September, but grew in strength with the arrival of more C.202s. In October the Regia Aeronautica could muster three Gruppi with a total of 74 C.202s. For ten days the Italians pressed a relentless attack before attrition brought the offensive to a halt. Throughout the bombing campaign the British were able to supply Malta with ever increasing numbers of Spitfires. By the end of June air commanders felt secure enough to pass one of the Spitfire squadrons to Egypt. Here, the Spitfire V would again encounter the C.202 in the long drive to expel the Germans and Italians from North Africa, then Sicily and Italy in 1943. Fully illustrated with specially commissioned artwork, this is the engaging story of the clash between two of World War II's finest piston-engine fighters in the skies over the Mediterranean and North Africa.