An account of the abortive plan for a joint Italian-German invasion of Malta in 1942.

In October 1808, the Royal Regiment of Malta was involved in heavy fighting during the unsuccessful defence of Capri.

The world’s first confirmed in-air hijack took place in 1942, when a captured Allied aircrew seized control of an Italian seaplane.

The sinking of HMS Louvain in the Aegean Sea on 20th January 1918 led to the deaths of 73 Maltese naval ratings.