Radio War Nerd EP 257 — Italo-Turkish War of 1911-12, with Annibale

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. Follow Annibale on Twitter. Interlude music by Brendon Anderegg. Check out his group Mountains here. Buy John Dolan's "The War Nerd Iliad" and his audiobook "Pleasant Hell". Total time: 1:33:10 Direct link to this episode's mp3 here