THE WAR MOVIE BLUFF Wednesday, October 15, 2014 CLASSIC or ANTIQUE? To the Shores of Tripoli (1942) “To the Shores Tripoli” is a service film that was directly impacted by Pearl Harbor. The movie was filmed at the Marine Corps Training Center in San Diego in 1941. It was directed by H. Bruce Humberstone (remember … More From the Shores of Tripoli, file#3
In the 1920’s the people of Europe feared the future as a dark, despairing place. Despite the loss of over five million Europeans in the Great War, the region was still plagued with the social maladies which had led to the conflict. The humans were maladjusted to the Industrial Age and the changes in labor … More From the Shores of Tripoli file#2
Exhibition view of “From the Shores of Tripoli, to the Hills of Moctezuma”, Ex.Elettrofonica Gallery, Rome. #1 Mediterranean passport, USA #2 book cover “Il prosciugamento del Mediterraneo”, Motta e Ciancimino, 1931 #3 original maps, “the Barbary Coast” #4 portrait, Khayr Al-Din Barbarossa #5 British Criminal Code excerpt – punishment for counterfeiting of Mediterranean Pass # … More From the shores of Tripoli exhibits #1,2,3,4
Jean-Louis Violeau, Paul Virilio Le littoral, la dernière frontière Entretien avec Paul Virilio Paul Virilio reçoit, le 14 décembre 2010 à la Cité du patrimoine, dans le cadre du grand prix de l’urbanisme créé par le ministère de l’Écologie, du Développement durable, des Transports et du Logement, un hommage particulier du jury de l’urbanisme pour … More From the shores of Tripoli file#1
Il Comando Operativo di vertice Interforze (COI) nasce come effetto della legge n. 25 del 18 febbraio 1997 di ristrutturazione dei vertici delle Forze Armate che pone il Capo di Stato Maggiore della Difesa in posizione sovraordinata rispetto ai Capi di Stato Maggiore delle Forze Armate, alle dirette dipendenze del Ministro della Difesa, quale responsabile … More Dispacci/Dispatches file #10
263 Op. U.G./Segreto/Novità giorno/Marce colonne proseguono regolarmente. Stamane, come stabilito, quattro Ca 73 e tre Ro hanno bombardato Gife con evidente distruzione. I quattro Ca 73 si sono spinti circa settanta chilometri sud Nufilia bombardando anche a gas circa quattrocento tende’ “Seppe che quali conseguenze immediate vi sono quattro morti. Moltissimi infermi invece vide colpiti … More Dispacci/Dispatches file #8
“Dopo non molto tempo scorgo perfettamente la massa scura dell’oasi che si avvicina rapidamente. Con una mano tengo il volante, coll’altra sciolgo il corregile che tien chiuso il coperchio della scatola; estraggo una bomba la poso sulle ginocchia. Cambio mano al volante e con quella libera estraggo un detonatore dalla scatoletta e lo metto in … More Dispacci/Dispatches file #7
Data summary Nato operations in Libya by country Est no. of sorties flown, from beg of war until 5 May 2011 Main air base no. of cruise missiles fired No. of air- craft no. of personnel Country Belgium 170 6 60 Araxos base in south-western greece Bulgaria 160 0 0 Canada 560 11 358 Trapani-Birgi … More Dispacci/Dispatches file #6
Summary May 14, 2012 NATO: Investigate Civilian Deaths in Libya At Least 72 Dead in Air Attacks on Unclear Targets “I just need an answer from NATO: Why did you destroy my home and kill my family?” —Faiz Fathi Jfara, Bani Walid, January 23, 2012 This report documents civilian casualties in the air campaign … More Dispacci/Dispatches file #5
February 17, 2016 Libya: Derna Air Strikes Hit Hospital Civilians Killed, Extensive Damage (Beirut) – Unidentified aircraft attacked a hospital compound in the city of Derna, eastern Libya, on February 7, 2016, in apparent violation of the laws of war. Two bombs struck the Al-Wahda Hospital compound in the Bab Tobruk area, killing at least … More Dispacci/Dispatches file#4
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