Narrow Escapes of WWII — Season 1, Episode 12: Operation Pedestal
Documentary, War & Politics • 60 min • 1 season, 13 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
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.
More episodes from Season 1
- E1The Doolittle Raid
- E2Wingate and the Chindits
- E3The Black Battalion Holds the Line
- E4Manstein Holds the Line
- E5Lucky Laycock's Escape from Crete
- E6The Amiens Raid
- E7Breakout Through Hell's Gate
- E8The Road of Bones
- E9Morshead Holds Tobruk
- E10The Real Bridge Too Far
- E11Evacuation in the Baltic
- E13Moore's March