Library Lecture & Dinner – Max Hastings

Celebrated author and journalist Max Hastings
presents his new book

Operation Pedestal – The fleet that battled to Malta 1942

An epic, intimate new account of one of the greatest naval dramas of World War II. Operation Pedestal was a crucial relief mission that became an epic, bloody naval battle and a pivotal moment in the Second World War. In 1942, the Luftwaffe had a stranglehold on Malta. In the months of April and May, they dropped more bombs on the island than on London in the entire Blitz. British attempts to bring in supplies and reinforcements were failing with heavy losses, and the people on Malta were closing in on starvation as the Axis attempted to force their surrender.

Price includes a signed copy of the book