https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/3166 Fri, 05 Jun 2026 04:59:00 GMT 2026-06-05T04:59:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146838 Title: The Maltese sailor who died on HMS Grafton Abstract: Saviour Azzopardi chronicles the tragic World War II story of Maltese Royal Navy steward Domenico D'Agostino, who became trapped in the wreckage of HMS Grafton on May 29, 1940, during the Dunkirk evacuation. To save him from drowning as the ship sank, a British officer shot him, a secret kept for decades by his brother Carmelo, who survived the ordeal and a subsequent four-and-a-half-year stint as a German prisoner of war. Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146838 2016-06-26T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146559 Title: "The Malta Experience" : five millennia in 45 minutes Abstract: Aldo E. Azzopardi reviews "The Malta Experience," an audio-visual production that utilizes 21 computerized projectors to chronicle 5,000 years of Maltese history. While the author praises the technical execution and immersive sound, he critiques the narrative for certain historical omissions and a simplified portrayal of the French and British periods. Sun, 21 Dec 1980 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146559 1980-12-21T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146411 Title: Ġrajjiet il-Belt Senglea Abstract: Meta nitkellmu fuq I-Isla, nkunu semmejna. t-tieni belt tal-Kottonera. Hawn se ndommu waħda wara l-oħra l-ġrajjiet Ii għaddiet minnhom din il-belt sa llum, u naraw x'sehem kellhom missirijietna fit-taqbida li għaddiet minnha Malta bla waqfien. Sat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146411 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146407 Title: Il-bidu tat-tieni gwerra dinjija Abstract: It-Tieni Gwerra Dinjija ħalliet impatt kbir fuq l-Isla u fuq il-festa tal-Bambina. Fl-1939 kienu diġà saru t-tħejjijiet kollha għall-festa, inkluż id-dawl, in-nar u l-baned, iżda meta l-Ingilterra daħlet fil-gwerra kontra l-Ġermanja fit-3 ta’ Settembru, Malta sabet ruħha fi żmien ta’ gwerra u l-festa kellha titnaqqas ħafna. Ġew imposti regoli stretti bħall-blackout, ma setax jinxtegħel dawl fit-toroq u ma sarux ċelebrazzjonijiet kbar. Minkejja dan, il-festa ta’ ġewwa xorta saret b’devozzjoni kbira. Meta bdew il-bumbardamenti fuq Malta fl-1940, ħafna nies tal-Isla telqu minn djarhom minħabba l-biża’ u l-qerda. Il-knisja u diversi binjiet sofrew ħsarat serji waqt l-attakki Taljani u Ġermaniżi, speċjalment fl-1941 meta bombi laqtu direttament il-Bażilika u mietu diversi persuni. Il-ħajja fl-Isla saret diffiċli ħafna minħabba nuqqas ta’ ikel, biża’ kontinwu u qerda kbira fid-djar u fit-toroq. Biex jiġu salvati t-teżori reliġjużi, l-istatwa tal-Bambina u oġġetti prezzjużi oħra ttieħdu f’postijiet aktar siguri barra l-Isla. Minkejja t-tbatija kollha, il-poplu baqa’ jżomm sod fil-fidi u fid-devozzjoni tiegħu lejn il-Bambina. Mon, 01 Jan 2001 00:00:00 GMT https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/146407 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z