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Night of the Maiali: How Six Men Sank Britain's Mediterranean Power
Night of the Maiali: How Six Men Sank Britain's Mediterranean Power
The calm sea that morning hid an attack so quiet it left three British warships crippled before anyone knew what had happened - and the six Italian divers who did it were already in custody, sitting inside the very hulls they had just condemned. How did slow, two-man "pigs" ridden at walking pace bypass nets, patrols, and torpedo defenses to blindside the Mediterranean's anchor of power?
In this episode, we tell the story of the December 19, 1941 raid on Alexandria, detailing the preparations, the weapons, and the training…
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