Description
The Royal Navy’s submarines based at Malta during the Second World War, had the vital task of interrupting German and Italian convoys crossing the Mediterranean to resupply Rommel and his Army in North Africa. The outcome of the Desert campaign, with the Middle East and its oil at stake, depended on the Axis forces being denied reinforcements of men and material.
Operations from the beleaguered island were hazardous both at sea and in port. The Naval Base was under remorseless air attack. Due to the courage and tenacity of the crews, by the time the Malta-based submarines were at full strength a staggering 50% of Axis shipping bound for Africa failed to arrive at its destination. Led by such legendary submariners such as Wanklyn VC and ‘Shrimp’ Simpson, the Force sank some 75 enemy vessels totalling 400,000 tons.
Periscope Patrol picks out the highlights of their daring actions and set them against the bombed-out background of Malta, the island awarded the George Cross for its heroic stand. This book is a hugely readable and informative account of Second World War submarine action at its toughest and roughest.
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