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Book SynopsisThe tempo of life here is just indescribable,' reported one of the fighter pilots sent to the beleaguered and besieged island of Malta. The morale of all is magnificent pilots, ground crews and Army, but it is certainly tough. The bombing is continuous on and off every day. One lives here only to destroy the Hun and hold him at bay; everything else, living conditions, sleep, food and all the ordinary standards of life have gone by the board. It all makes the Battle of Britain and fighter-sweeps seem child's play in comparison.'The aerial combat over and near Malta was some of the most ferocious of the Second World War. This is graphically detailed by the RAF pilots and their comrades from the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, in their own inimitable style. Spitfire Heaven Hurricane Hell includes more than 120 first-hand accounts of the air war from the airfields built on this small, rocky island, and from the Club Runs' where the fighters were flown off the carrie
