Victory at Sea Episode 5: Mediterranean Mosaic
Minute 4:55 - "For the British, control of the Mediterranean rest literally on a rock: Gibraltar, guardian of the narrow strait that leads from the Atlantic to the sea in which serves as a moot around Hitler's southern flank..."
1952 Documentary Television Series about naval warfare during World War II and the warfare industry. There are 26 1/2 hour segments. The Series won an Emmy award in 1954 as "Best Public Affairs Program". This series played an important role in establishing historic "compilation" documentaries as a distinct genre. Malta, the central access point to various locations in the Mediterranean Sea is a key island possessed by the U.K. but also desired by the Germans and Italians. Malta was therefore subjected to 'round the clock bombing so as to garner it;s capitulation.Malta survives 1774 bombardments. With
Gibraltar also being the property of the U.K., every means must be taken to control entry into the Mediterranean Sea.