Derek Law Bibliography

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NEWTON, Don, & HAMPSHIRE, A. Cecil. Taranto. 204p., illus. London: Kimber, 1959.

The first full account of the raid by planes from Illustrious in 1940. Gives a detailed if dramatised account of this crippling attack on the Italian fleet, with most of the book concentrating on the experiences of the individual Swordfish used in the attack.

Categories:

The Battle for the Mediterranean; The Attack on Taranto;

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