In Passage Perilous cover art

In Passage Perilous

Malta and the Convoy Battles of June 1942

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

In Passage Perilous

By: Vincent P. O'Hara
Narrated by: James McSorley
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £15.12

Buy Now for £15.12

About this listen

By mid-1942 the Allies were losing the Mediterranean war: Malta was isolated and its civilian population faced starvation. In June 1942 the British Royal Navy made a stupendous effort to break the Axis stranglehold. The British dispatched armed convoys from Gibraltar and Egypt toward Malta. In a complex battle lasting more than a week, Italian and German forces defeated Operation Vigorous, the larger eastern effort, and ravaged the western convoy, Operation Harpoon, in a series of air, submarine, and surface attacks culminating in the Battle of Pantelleria. Just two of 17 merchant ships that set out for Malta reached their destination. In Passage Perilous presents a detailed description of the operations and assesses the actual impact Malta had on the fight to deny supplies to Rommel's army in North Africa. The book's discussion of the battle's operational aspects highlights the complex relationships between air and naval power and the influence of geography on littoral operations.

©2013 Vincent P. O'Hara (P)2016 Redwood Audiobooks Americas Armed Forces Military Naval Forces United States War Royal Navy Africa Submarine Italy Interwar Period Air Force

Editor reviews

" In Passage Perilous is carefully researched, objective, balanced and well written. It is likely to become the standard account of the critical phase of the Mediterranean conflict." (H. P. Willmott, author of The Last Century of Sea Power)

Critic reviews

" In Passage Perilous is carefully researched, objective, balanced and well written. It is likely to become the standard account of the critical phase of the Mediterranean conflict." (H. P. Willmott, author of The Last Century of Sea Power)
All stars
Most relevant
This is fascinating subject matter and the book was an interesting enough account. Sadly the content of the book was completely overshadowed by the awful narration. James McSorley’s voice sounded very stilted and like it was computer generated. Very disappointing, and not much to recommend.

Is James McSorley a computer generated voice?

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A waste of a good credit. The narrator was average but the book was disappointing to say the least. Don't bother.

Garbage

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.