James: The Italian Navy in World War II, Greenwood Press, Westport, 1994. . Secchia, Pietro: Enciclopedia dell'antifascismo e della Resistenza. La Pietra, 1989. Shores, Christopher and Brian Cull with Nicola Malizia: Malta: The Spitfire Year, 1942. Grub Street, London, 1991. . Sierra, Luis de la: La guerra naval en el Mediterráneo, 1940–1943, Ed. Juventud, Barcelona, 1976. . Simpson, Michael: A life of Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Cunningham. A Twentieth-century Naval Leader. Routledge Ed., 2004. . Stephen, Martin; Grove, Erik: Sea Battles in Close-up: World War Two. Naval Institute press, 1988. . Thomas, David A.: Malta Convoys, Leo Cooper Ed., South Yorkshire, 1999. . Wilmott, Ned & Fowler, Will: Strategy & tactics of sea warfare. Marshall Cavendish, 1979. Woodman, Richard: Malta Convoys, 1940–1943'', Jack Murray Ltd., London, 2000. . Further reading External links Royal Navy official despatches relating to the battle, written shortly after the battle, but not published until after the war. Also available as a single pdf file at ibiblio.org The 2nd Battle of the Sirte Seconda Battaglia della Sirte – Main page with link to sources (scroll down and open link to Bibliografia) "Our Navy in Action" video newsreel film 1942 in Libya Sirte, Second Gulf of Sidra Sirte, Second Malta Convoys March 1942 events Maritime incidents in Libya Sirte Sirte