Narrow Escapes of WWII
Season 1 • Episode 12: Operation Pedestal • Watch with subtitles
Episode 12: Operation Pedestal
May 31, 2015 • 60 min
By 1942, the fight between the Allies and the Axis for control of the Mediterranean is focused on tiny Malta. From there, British aircraft and submarines have been preying on enemy supply ships. When Hitler and Mussolini decide to crush Malta, Churchill dispatches a huge convoy to run the gauntlet of Axis air and naval power to reach the beleaguered island stronghold.
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