The Story of Malta

administration agricultural Arabic Archbishop arrived attack Axis Ball became Birgu Birkirkara Boffa bombing Borg Olivier Bormla British building built Caruana central Mediterranean Church civil Colonial commander constitution coralline limestone cotton Council of Government crops defence Dobbie dockyard economic eighteenth century elected members Enrico Mizzi export force Fort St Elmo fortifications fortress French galleys garrison Ġgantija Gort Governor Gozo Grand Harbour Grand Master harbour towns important inhabitants integration Italian Italy knights land lived London major Malta and Britain Malta Labour Party Marsa Marsaxlokk Mdina merchants military Mintoff Nationalist Party naval North Africa Office Order Order's rule Palace parish Paul Boffa Phoenicians political population port Prime Minister Reid Royal Navy Sceberras Senglea seventeenth ships Sicilian Sicily siege Siġġiewi St Angelo St Elmo St John Strickland supply Tarxien Tarxien temples Temple Culture Three Cities trade Turkish Turks University of Malta Valette Valletta vessels villages wanted Żebbuġ Żejtun