Operation Pedestal
Subtitle: The Story of Convoy WS21S in August 1942
Publisher: Shaun Tyas Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Dodington, United Kingdom
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781907730191
Table of contents: title: Introduction the Strategic Importance of Malta; title: Chapter 1 The Planning of Operation Pedestal; title: Chapter 2 The Selection of the Merchant Ships and Escort; title: Chapter 3 The Atlantic Passage; title: Chapter 4 The Convoys Enters the Mediterranean; title: Chapter 5 Into the Hornets' Nest; title: Chapter 6 E-boats Enter the Fray; title: Chapter 7 Supermarina Fail to Take the Iniiative; title: Chapter 8 The Loss of Waimarama; title: Chapter 9 Dorset and Ohio Receive Special Attention; title: Chapter 10 The Story of Brisbane Star; title: Chapter 11 Ohio's Incredible Voyage; title: Chapter 12 Travesties of Justice; title: Chapter 13 The Long Run Home; title: Appendices:; title: 1 Roll of Honour. List of Known Dead Lost as a Result of Operation ‘Pedestal'; title: 2 Roll of Honour. List of Known Axis Dead Lost as a Result of ‘Pedestal'; title: 3 List and Details of Merchant Ships Used for Operation ‘Pedestal'; title: 4 Honours and Awards for Operation ‘Pedestal'; title: 5 Escorting British Naval Forces and Fleet Air Arm Squadrons Deployed for Operation ‘Pedestal'; title: 6 Axis Combination of Opposing Forces; title: 7 Malta Convoys From the West (Passing Gibraltar) 1940-42; title: 8 Aircraft Flown to Malta From Aircraft Carriers; title: 9 Strength of Luftflotte II on 27 July 1942 (when controlled by Generalfeldmarshall Albert Kesselring). Disposition of Regia Aeronautica's Aircraft on 11 August 1942; title: 10 Details of Some of the Axis' Aircraft Used Against the ‘Pedestal' Convoy; title: 11 Ships Sunk or Destroyed by the 10th Submarine Flotilla (From 1 January 1941 to 1 May 1942 While Operating From HMS Talbot, at Lazaretto Creek, Malta); title: 12 Unescorted Voyages to  Malta During the Siege; title: 13 Details of Actions of Royal Navy Surface Ships Temporarily Stationed at Malta in 1941; title: 14 Details of Selected Personnel Involved in Operation ‘Pedestal'; title: 15 Operation ‘Bellows' - List of Pilots Who Flew Spitfires From HMS Furious to Malta on 11 August 1942; title: Bibliography and Unpublished Sources; title: Picture Credits; title: Index