Radio War Nerd #257 — Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12, with Annibale (Patreon)

Guest: Annibale

Recorded: November 28, 2020

The War Nerd closes out November with an episode on the Italo-Turkish War in Libya on the eve of World War I. 

First, we discuss the latest pandemic news out of Italy...

At 25:33 - Annibale explains the background to the Italo-Turkish war over Libya, the war's technological innovations (and political fiascos), and how the war inadvertently lit the fuse for World War I.

*Maps & Illustrations

*Map of battles

* "Cipelli bomb"—2kg gravity bomb designed for aerial bombardment

Follow Annibale on Twitter. Listen to Annibale's popular RWN series: Italy's Years Of Lead (#134, #135,#136, #139); Italian Resistance in WW2 (#131); Italy on the Eastern Front in WWII (#226, #227, #228, #231, #236); Venetian Empire (#207, #208, #209, #214); The Hundred Years War (#175, #176, #177, #180, #182, #183).

Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here.

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Total time: 1:33:10

Direct link to this episode's mp3 here