The island fortress of Malta was located close to Mussolini's Italy and controlled the supply line to British and later American forces in North Africa. The British possession was the scene of some of the most savage air and sea attacks of World War II.
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David Arthur Thomas is the former director of technology at the National Archives, where he was responsible for systems, the online catalogue, the website and the preservation of digital records. He has a long-standing interest in crime, imprisonment, and poverty, and has written extensively on these topics for family history magazines.