Swordfish

by David Wragg

Book Overview

The daring British air raid that inspired the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

In November 1940 Britain was isolated in its stand against Nazi Germany and its ally, Italy. The country could not afford to lose control of the Mediterranean, but the Royal Navy was already overstretched by the U-boat war and the threat of invasion. Italy's fleet of modern battleships presented a grave threat to our communications with Egypt and the Suez...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030436682X
• ISBN13: 9780304366828
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Phoenix
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 7.8"