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Re: Malta Story
Posted by Roger Cain on Sun Jan 04, 2004 01:34:43 PM
In reply top Malta Story posted by JDK on Sat Jan 03, 2004 07:48:26 AM
Richard J. Caruana co-authored, co-produced and co-directed the 1992 movie "Malta George Cross-The Wartime Experience.
Another book out there is called "Victory in the Air" by Richard J. Caruana, is about the Great Air Battle for Malta. A friend of mine that is Maltese, brought it back from the island and it has over 400 quality photographs, most of which have never been published before.
The book is in English and was printed at Modelaid Intl. Publications, 17 Windmill Street, Valletta, Malta, ISBN: 1 871767 12 1 in 1996/97.
An excellent
: Hi Scott & Co,
: Just picked up the thread on the movie ideas. A great boo
: k for Malta is 'The Capilan of Malta' by Nicholas Monsarat
: (sp?) - fiction, but a great way of getting a feel for th
: e island, the people and the battles.
:
: There was the Alec Guiness movie 'Malta Story' made (IIRC)
: during the war - I've not seen it, but I'm sure it's gung
: -ho and stiff upper lip!
:
: Malta in W.W.II would make a great 3 parter indeed, the su
: bs, the Faith Hope & Charity myth, the Ohio story, visit b
: y Eisenhower, on and on...
:
: Cheers
: James