War comes to the formerly peaceful Mediterranean island of Malta (1942)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Due to its location between Libya and Sicily, Malta comes under heavy air-raid fire; footage shows the island in peaceful times and after the ravages of war Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: Malta--The Island Fortress REPUBLIC OF MALTA: Valetta: EXT CATHEDRALS St. John’s Cathedral in Valetta, Malta FIRE ENGINES & FIRE PREVENTION, Fire engine in Malta MALTA. Br: warships in Valetta in . John of officers in flag air-raid score. AIR RAIDS & . Raid on warning flag air-raid score. NAVAL. Warships in Valetta Harbour (peacetime), Malta. World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, Allies