Narrow Escapes of WWII
Season 1, Episode 12: Operation Pedestal
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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.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Doolittle Raid
Episode 2
Wingate and the Chindits
Episode 3
The Black Battalion Holds the Line
Episode 4
Manstein Holds the Line
Episode 5
Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
Episode 6
The Amiens Raid
Episode 7
Breakout Through Hell's Gate
Episode 8
The Road of Bones
Episode 9
Morshead Holds Tobruk
Episode 10
The Real Bridge Too Far
Episode 11
Evacuation in the Baltic
Episode 12
Operation Pedestal
Episode 13
Moore's March