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The Island of Malta occupies a pivotal position in the Mediterranean, forming an outpost between North Africa and the soft underbelly of Europe. Such has been its strategic importance throughout the years that it has become one of the most fortified places in the world. Following the successful defence of the island during the Great Siege of 1565, the Knights Hospitaller built new walls and fortifications. These defences failed when Napoleon occupied Malta in 1798, and the island was retaken show more by the British in 1800. From this point onwards, Malta’s defences were modernised throughout the 19th century and the island’s final test came during World War II. This book examines all these different styles of fortification from the 16th to the 20th century. show lessTags
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Charles Stephenson is a military historian, whose books include: Moel Famau and the Jubilee Tower of King George III (2008); Servant to the King for his Fortifications: Paul Ive and the Practise of Fortification (2008); The Admiral's Secret Weapon, published by Boydell in 2006; The Channel Islands, 1941-45: Hitler's Impregnable Fortress (2006); show more The Fortifications of Malta, 1530-1945 (2004); and Zeppelins: German Airships, 1900-1940 (2004). show less
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- Canonical title
- The Fortifications of Malta 1530-1945
- Original publication date
- 2004
- Important places
- Malta
- Important events
- Grand Siege of Malta (1565)
- First words
- 'St Elmo is the key to Malta', pronounced Jean Parisot de la Valette, Grand Master of the Knights of St John from 1557 to 1568, in the year 1565, the hear of the Grand Siege by the forces of the Ottoman Turks.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)It is still possible to stand upon the very same rampants as those who watched the for the Ottomans over the centuries, and the Fascist enemy more recently. With a little concentration, and perhaps somewhat more imagination, it is possible to envisage what it must have been like to man those defences against an omnipotent threat.
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