Tag: Mediterranean Records and researchThe Battles of Tobruk, 1941-42 (Part two)Monday 31 January 2022As the siege came to an end the hospital ship Gloucestershire began making trips...Records and researchThe Battles of Tobruk, 1941-42 (Part one)Friday 21 January 2022Tobruk, a small town and military base in Libya, was the scene of some...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 2)Friday 7 August 2020The Germans planned to lead the invasion of Crete with their airborne troops, with...Records and researchThe defence and loss of Crete, 1940-1941 (Part 1)Thursday 6 August 2020In 1940 Britain began to take an interest in using Crete as a military...Records and researchThrough a lens: Malta – the George Cross IslandThursday 28 March 2013The Colonial Office library photographic collection contains 12 Malta albums with photographs ranging from...