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Malta and its strategic location in the Mediterranean made it a prime target for the Axis powers.

In early 1942, the German Luftwaffe decided to concentrate on Malta and began a horrendous bombing attack. A handful of heroic British RAF pilots braved the odds and begin ferrying new Spitfire Mark VIs to help defend the island. Once there, their troubles began in earnest.

Thus begins author Jack DuArte’s fourth instalment in his World War II series, Malta, which, as the name suggests, focuses on the island and the saga that unfolded during those danger-fraught days. The book features incredible action over the skies of the Mediterranean and Sicily as well as the remarkable story of what Malta’s defenders faced in their struggle.

Malta was called “the most bombed place on earth” during this period and the people’s courage earned the country the George Cross by King George VI.

DuArte’s novel mirrors the lives of a number of these honoured British aviators as they battle heat, dirt and deplorable conditions to help save the vital island.