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The strategic importance of Malta - situated in allied and axis supply routes - made it a point of costly and embattled struggle for servicemen and civilians, accumulating towards a state of siege. This book draws on first hand accounts to provide testament to the bravery of the people of the island.
About the author
David Wragg has published several highly praised books on railway history, and he produced a textbook for the old Chartered Institute of Transport. He has also written on railways for the Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator, The Scotsman, and the Yorkshire Post. His Wartime on the Railways was reviewed by Rail as 'very readable' and by Railways Illustrated as 'as a fascinating insight and also an important record', and Railways Illustrated chose his Southern Railway Handbook as 'Book of the Month'.
One of his most recent publications is The Historical Dictionary of Railways in the British Isles. He is also well known as a writer of military history and provide the British, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand material for On Seas Contested- The Seven Great Navies of the Second World War, published in 2010 by the Naval Institute Press in the United States and which won the Stonebooks award for "The Best Non-Fiction book on World War II" to have been published that year.'
Summary
David Wragg is a highly experienced professional author and respected military historian. He knows Malta well and has researched this book on the ground.
