Major Convoy Operation to Malta, 10–15 August 1942 (OperationPEDESTAL)

Authors

Milan Vego

Abstract

The desperate Allied resupply convoy to Malta of August 1942 was required even though the British had to assume its objective, route, and timing would be transparent to the Axis. How did they plan the operation under such constraints, and how did they deal with their built-in disadvantages?

Recommended Citation

Vego, Milan (2010) "Major Convoy Operation to Malta, 10–15 August 1942 (OperationPEDESTAL)," Naval War College Review: Vol. 63: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol63/iss1/8