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Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid by David Wragg (Paperback, 2004)
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Their target: the Italian fleet anchorage at Taranto. Incredibly, all but two of the biplanes survived. The Italian fleet was crippled and the world took note that Britain was far from defeated. No-one was more impressed than the Japanese, who noted how a fleet in harbour could be demolished by air attack.
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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 Canal. On the night of 11 November 1940, 42 members of the Fleet Air Arm took off in 21 obsolete 'Swordfish' biplanes, launched from HMS Illustrious. Their target: the Italian fleet anchorage at Taranto. Pressing home their attack in the face of intense anti-aircraft fire and searchlights, they torpedoed and sank three battleships. Incredibly, all but two of the biplanes survived. The Italian fleet was crippled and the world took note that Britain was far from defeated. No-one was more impressed than the Japanese, who noted how a fleet in harbour could be demolished by air attack. In this new account of the Royal Navy's most daring operation of the Second World War, David Wragg draws on British and Italian records as well as interviews with the aircrew, to tell the full story of a night that changed the course of the war.Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780304366828
eBay Product ID (ePID)90064054
Product Key Features
Number of Pages272 Pages
Publication NameSwordfish: the Story of the Taranto Raid
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2004
TypeTextbook
AuthorDavid Wragg
SeriesW&N Military
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight238 g
Item Width154 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorDavid Wragg
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- 14 Mar, 2023
A good title for a much loved aircraft.
A excellent read about a very important and very successful WW2 Naval attack on Mussolini's Battle fleet which is rarely remembered in the UK. This was achieved by the sheer determination and gallantry of the aircrew that had to fly such an outdated aircraft.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
