This is the story of the second battle of Sirte and how the 15th cruiser squadron and escorting destroyers under Rear Admiral Philip Vian got a convoy through to Malta in the face of attack by overwhelmingly superior forces including a battleship. A fictionalised version of this true story was published by C.S. Forester as a novel under the title, "The Ship."

Michael Pennington has died at the age of 82, his representatives have confirmed. Best known as the actor who played the commander of the second Death Star, Moff Jerjerrod, in Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the actor was an accomplished Shakespearean and is listed as an Honorary Associate Artist with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He also co-founded the English Shakespeare Company alongside theatre director Michael Bogdanov. Born Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington on June 7, 1943, in Cambridge, England, the actor's on-screen career began in 1965 with a supporting part in the BBC mini-series, The War of the Roses. He went on to have more than 70 screen roles across his career, including playing Michael Foot in "The Iron Lady." Rest in Peace