Second Sirte 1942: The Desperate Battle to Relieve Malta

Osprey Campaign #417

by Angus Konstam, Adam Tooby (illustrator)

96 pages, Paperback

Published July 15, 2025

About the author

Angus Konstam is a Scottish writer of popular history. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised on the Orkney Islands, he has written more than a hundred books on maritime history, naval history, historical atlases, with a special focus on the history of piracy.

Reviews

[Garrett Olinde · Rating 4 out of 5]

good account

[Luis Arturo Mantilla Lopez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great account of a battle between the Regia Marina and the Royal Navy in the mediterra

Great account of the second battle of Sirte, the description transport us the readers to the engagement, and allow us to understand the live or death struggles of Malta, it is difficult to understand if the battle was a victory for the Italian arms, as even though the quarter of the cargo did reach Malta, Italy lost two destroyers and battered Littorio was later sunk by a submarine. Easy to read very easy to grasp the importance of the battle. Truly recommended it.