"War in the Mediterranean". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2007. 'The Mediterranean campaign revolved around the island of Malta, where the British based surface ships, submarines and aircraft to attack the supplies for Italian and German armies in North Africa. Major convoy operations were mounted to sustain Malta and the island narrowly survived.'
"War in the Mediterranean". Royal Navy. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2007. 'The Mediterranean campaign revolved around the island of Malta, where the British based surface ships, submarines and aircraft to attack the supplies for Italian and German armies in North Africa. Major convoy operations were mounted to sustain Malta and the island narrowly survived.'
