I'm a Turkish citizen and let me share that this war very important in Turkish history and lectured to all students from middle school to the high schools due to several reasons. First, it's very important for us as modern day Libya was the last possession of Ottoman Empire in the North Africa at that time. This war also made us witness to see the rise of two major historical figures in the battlefield. First and foremost, it was the first active military operation of founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Enver Pasha, the de facto ruler of Ottoman Empire a couple of years later at the WW1. This war was the first of a serial of wars which totally ended Ottoman Empire. Trablusgarp War as we call it (1911), Both Balkan Wars (1912-1913), WWI (1914-1918), and Indepence War (1919-1922). Fun fact I was helping my 13 year old daughter to study this war for her homework last week :)

@datboi7893

2 жыл бұрын

The sad reality is Enver was totally worthless and did everything wrong.

@qernanded8161

2 жыл бұрын

Talat was more powerful than Enver, not only did he become Grand Vizier but he ran the CUP

@kaykhosrow3263

2 жыл бұрын

This is interesting, such the fate of last caliphate of Arabs...

@Roland.Deschain

2 жыл бұрын

@@kaykhosrow3263 What?

@Aufenthalt

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately in Italy we barely dedicate 2 Minuten. start of the Lessons: we Went to libya and occupy it End of Lessons I must say I consider this imperialistic adventure of Italy with despise as every imperialistic adventure. Many italians also saw this conflict as unuseful pain and they felt nothing heroic about.

The persistence of this channel and the steady improvement after the drop off of the end of the actual Great War shows. Great job guys!

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@tannerdenny5430

2 жыл бұрын

it's cause we all already know of The Somme and Gallipoli. I want that nitty-gritty.

@chpet1655

2 жыл бұрын

I agree that they came back to touch on this very important conflict speaks to their dedication. Speaking of the Italo-Ottoman war I always felt Italy did themselves a huge disservice by being aggressive with The Turks when they should have stuck with their partners in Europe and gone after French Colonies in North Africa after defeating the French with the Germans in 1914. Had Italy joined then there would have been no WW1 just another Continental war. Probably no Russian Revolution as the Germans would have dealt with the Russians after beating the French and the Czar would never have had to put his country under 3 years of warfare it would have been over in 2 tops.

@John-pk9rw

Жыл бұрын

I mean you can’t blame someone who thinks Libyans are Arabs

@ssww3

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar love you guys xoxo

Growing up, one of my classmates was a Libyan girl whose great-grandfather was a Libyan artilleryman in the Ottoman Army, who then joined the Libyan guerrillas after his artillery unit was disbanded, and who fought with them until the very end of the guerrilla campaign in 1931. He was one of the lucky ones to survive, despite being wounded multiple times.

@tusaadrian7422

2 жыл бұрын

Did he mutilate and torture Italians, who already surrendered, as well?

@samy7013

2 жыл бұрын

​@spindletea : Yes. Her family was well acquainted with the service of her great-grandfather, who was essentially their family patriarch. Even their family surname had changed during the years of the guerrilla campaign, as her great-grandfather earned a sobriquet associated with his artillery service. Because his guerrilla comrades so regularly referred to him by this particular sobriquet rather than by his original surname, this was eventually adopted by her great-grandfather (and by his descendants) as their new family name (although of course the family never forgot their original surname, they simply stopped using the old one).

@frankali5203

2 жыл бұрын

a true hero 👍

@John-pk9rw

Жыл бұрын

I mean you can’t blame someone who thinks Libyans are Arabs

@saqlainalvi3333

Жыл бұрын

Awesome guy

As an Italian, thanks for covering this war in details. Even in Italy this conflict is barely mentioned and I didn't know much about it except the final outcome... No wonders now that I know what happened...

@kapudanuderya

2 жыл бұрын

Because in military terms it was a shame for Italy.

@alviseossena3238

2 жыл бұрын

Italy won but ok

@kapudanuderya

2 жыл бұрын

@@alviseossena3238 Italy didn't win in Libya. They forced the Turkish government to secede it by invading Dodecanese.

@dayros2023

2 жыл бұрын

Italy won and conquered Libya,Rhodes and the dodecanese. Learn a bit of history.

@dayros2023

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the war was well discussed as part of the scramble for africa and as a prelude of the balkans war that almost disintegrated the Ottoman empire, as the Italians showed that the empire was weak and couldn’t properly defend its territory. The war was also a clear Italian victory.

Love these longer specials about the more obscure peripheral conflicts before and after The Great War. They provide lots of vital context for the war and are fascinating to learn about. Great work as always Jesse and team. This might be heresy to say on this channel, but I actually prefer Jesse's straightforward and direct style of narration.

@manufer2

2 жыл бұрын

But would they then have joined the central powers in WWI? Be careful when using "if" 😉

@electronparadox6630

2 жыл бұрын

Agree about Jesse too

@victortisme

2 жыл бұрын

The former narrator made it harder to focus on the substance for the sake of some "epic" style. I dropped the original series because of this. The switch to Jesse made things substancially better from day 1 in my opinion. Most of all because a feeling of romanticisation is not in the best of taste for such topics.

@Ezekiel903

2 жыл бұрын

they should stop to use always British sources!!! this brings a only British view of the whole scenario, the same in the Turkish - Greco war video war

@JohnDoe-yq9ml

2 жыл бұрын

Well said.

A prime problem for the Ottomans was Britain's refusal to allow Ottoman reinforcements to transit Egyptian territory despite the fact that Egypt was nominally an Ottoman province under Britain's protection.

@kasadam85

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@weylandyutani9622

2 жыл бұрын

Brits have a reputation for being duplicitous

@davidd.c.9344

2 жыл бұрын

@@weylandyutani9622 Much like dealing with the French when it comes to their intrusive, self serving politics in Africa.

@johncorrall1739

2 жыл бұрын

@@weylandyutani9622 Countries don’t have friends,only interests.

@ricardobimblesticks1489

2 жыл бұрын

@@weylandyutani9622 Can you name a major nation that isn't duplicitous?

After peace treaty Ottoman soldiers/officers had no way to coming back. So they kept fighting. There are lots officers' letters to home. And we know for sure ottoman officers' contunied to guerilla warfare more than a dacade. Last officer's letter contunied to came 27 years after the beginning of war(or after the peace treaty i dont remember which one). Rest in peace forgotten souls.

@mertroll1

2 жыл бұрын

Where can I read up on that ? Thats sounds really interesting!

@blazodeolireta

2 жыл бұрын

@@mertroll1 search the "Senussi campaign" for starters.

@gigachad5599

2 жыл бұрын

cope+seethe cockroach, Lepanto gang rules

@abcd9283

2 жыл бұрын

Can you give me a link to read those letters.

@bilalbalci9862

2 жыл бұрын

Aga ne anlatiyo tam olarak ingilizcem yok dikatimi cekti

My grand grandpa fought in this war, on the italian side. Some of the pictures I have from him are absolutely horrible, especially the ones with the Lybian civilians...but history is history and should be teached without filters and favoritisms towards one side or another. Grazie mille!

@mlccrl

2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather too was a soldier in Libian war. He was a NCO Sardegna grenadier. One beatiful day his platoon was ordered to search a group of bersaglieri which had been sent to scout the ground and never came back. My grandfather's platoon found them all slaughtered in an ambush. Their bodies had been cut in pieces probably still alive by the arabians. So once back at the military camp he purchased a small revolver to take always with him in order to kill himself if in dire straights.

@awfan221

2 жыл бұрын

Did he fight in the battle of Adwa in Ethiopia?

@giorgiociaravolol1998

2 жыл бұрын

@@awfan221 no, I think he never went to Ethiopia.

@historyofitaly4364

2 жыл бұрын

@@awfan221 you were in superiority in Ethiopia with russian and french support of guns. Not tell again Adwa there is 1936

@orionxtc1119

2 жыл бұрын

Turks are so prideful of all their military wins...

Great presentation Jesse and team. These wars that fed and followed WW1 are fascinating, showing how much WW1 was a continuation of events earlier than 1914 -- and continued beyond 1918

@jliller

2 жыл бұрын

"History doesn't happen in vacuum." -Indy Neidell (and others)

@desert_jin6281

2 жыл бұрын

Seconded, great job, thank you all for shedding light on the forgotten parts of public education !

This war really highlighted how far behind the Ottomans were when it came to industry and technology. The Italians absolutely eviscerated them with planes and airships.

Fantastic documentary. Oddly, one of the great accounts of this largely-forgotten war, was by the Italian Futurist poet, Marinetti, whose avant-garde poem, Zang Tung Tumb, which contains a piece called "The Siege of Adrionople", and was among the first literary works to experiment widely with syntax, typography and imagery. I highly recommend it for anyone wanting to learn more about this particular moment in history.

@diegopettini6101

2 жыл бұрын

Ogni cinque secondi, cannoni d'assedio sventrare spazio, con un accordo

I wasn't sure if I liked your story-driven narrations of the wars, but it turns out you're my favorite history channel now. Really appreciate the quality content with the deep understanding! Keep it on!

My grandmother's father was from Italy and fought in the 8th Reggimento Bersaglieri which among others seized Derna at the very beginning of the Campaign. Six years later he was with the AEF to fight the Germans in the Argonnes! very lucky class! interesting video thanks for posting. Cheers from Virginia.

@siciliaussieguy

Жыл бұрын

My great grandfather fought into this war and for the bersaglieri in ww1

@giansala7409

Жыл бұрын

Ciao da Italia !

@fabriziocoppola6519

11 ай бұрын

My grandfather was a Bersagliere too!

Aw yeah! Glory And Defeat got me extremely excited for pre-WW1 content. Keep up the excellent work!

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

Great, there is more pre-WW1 to come in 2022. Next up in January: Russo-Japanese War. But of course we will also cover more 1922 events as well. In February, we will revisit the Russian Civil War.

@flyingcow4194

2 жыл бұрын

The Great War will you cover the Egyptian revolution of 1919 and the 1922 unilateral declaration of Egyptian “independence” by the British in 1922?

@ViralKinesis

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar My heart began pounding with excitement for the Russian events you mentioned. I look forward to it!

@Ezekiel903

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar i would like to see more about the British defeat, because when it comes to British you tells some glorious storys, even the humiliating retreat from Dünnkirchen you turned it in a big successfully retreat!!! you need a more objective view, not mentioning always British sources, even during the Greco-Turkish wars you mentioned always British sources, would be great to hear Turkish, Greeks sources, or German and others!

@JohnFlower-NZ

2 жыл бұрын

Yet here we are, typing in English. Those who win write history. I agree that it'd be interesting to hear more quotes from a variety of sources.

My Great-Great Grandfather fought in this war on the Italian side in the 86 Reggimento Fanteria. We still have postcards that he wrote back home. Several years later, he would be called to serve again in WW1.

Excellent work in highlighting this forgotten war.

These pre-Great War videos are historical gems. In school, historians tended to sum them up in one or two lines and jump into the Great War itself. Thanks very much for producing these.

Using Cesar as a contemporary source is the most Italian thing ever.

@jliller

2 жыл бұрын

Benito Mussolini seen furiously taking notes.

@giulianoilfilosofo7927

2 жыл бұрын

We have more than 2 millenia of history, for us the notion of historical continuity is normal, for younger civilizations This may sound strange but not for us.

@CDSAfghan

2 жыл бұрын

@Giuliano il Filosofo Italy is 160yrs old, "historical continuity" 😂 you guys always with the jokes

@giulianoilfilosofo7927

2 жыл бұрын

@@CDSAfghan Italy is not 160 years old, Italy is a civilization, not a nation, like Germany and Japan. Their history trascends the notion of Nation in the post Revolutionary sense.

@giulianoilfilosofo7927

2 жыл бұрын

@@CDSAfghan I repeat the concept, Probably your limited intellectual capabilities prevent you from understanding it so you have to resort to emoticons and crying faces to make a point. ITALY IS A CIVILIZATION. CIVILIZATION differs from NATION. This same definition applies to other countries which eventually had to give themselves the structure of a Nation state. The concept of Italia is as old as the Etruscans and the First greek colonies, and a political unification already existed under the Ostrogoths, the Holy Roman Empire, without counting Dante,Guicciardini, Machiavelli and their writings, including the last Chapter of the Prince. The only Countries Which had a similar historical experience are Germany and Japan, in fact they both achieved Nation State Form in the late 19th century. So your argument is invalid, and based on pure ignorance.

Just found this channel and having a great time with it. Thank you

If the Spanish Civil War was a trial for the Second World War, the Italo-Turkish War and the Balkan Wars of 1912-14 could be interpreted as a trial for the Great War?

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

sure, there is also an academic push to regard the period 1911-1923 as The Greater War.

@thenoobgameplays

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar thanks. Never heard of that designation/term before.

@thenoobgameplays

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheGreatWar btw, there's the term of th period of 1914-45 as a Secord Thirty Years War. Do you guys think that is right?

@captainbackflash

2 жыл бұрын

@@thenoobgameplays I just wanted to mention that!

@mikepette4422

2 жыл бұрын

and the Balkan Wars too !

Enver Bey ve Mustafa Kemal Bey, ruhlarınız şad olsun...

@jmdi2703

Жыл бұрын

Enver is an idiot but Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is most respectful and genius leader of the 20th century!

@onurongun5010

Жыл бұрын

Amin.

@futboltime12

Жыл бұрын

Amin

@larisabadiu5600

Жыл бұрын

Amin🙏

Einmal mehr ein informativer Beitrag über einen weniger bekannten Krieg. Sehr gut!

Another great video Jessie, and everyone else involved in production and research.

Nobody's knows it, but we Italians invented Aerial warfare. Before this war, aircrafts was not considered as a weapon. After this war, every country in the world started looking at airplanes as an instrument to support armies during their advance. Italians are pioneers of modern war. 😤

@kuvikina

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody knows it but we Turks downed first bomber/fighter aircraft in history!

@Alesxandros

4 ай бұрын

​@@kuvikina turks are the first bombed by aircraft people in rhe world...nobody knows 🇮🇹💪

@aldolamberti3855

19 күн бұрын

It was pilot Captain Carlo Maria Piazza who bombed the Turkish positions from above. But it seems that the first aerial bombardment was carried out by the Austrians against Italian positions in the First World War

I'm a Turkish citizen and this war has always been a part of our curriculums from primary to high school but it's usually given about half a page. I've never seen so much detail before in any school books or documentaries. Thank you for enlightening.

@burak4254

Жыл бұрын

olmaz mı ya..çok detaylı anlatılmıştır bir çok kitapta,senin eksiğin olmuş

@ELVIS1975T

Жыл бұрын

@@burak4254 Okul kitaplarından bahsediyorum. Şimdi nasıl bilmiyorum. Benim dönemimde öyleydi

@franz490

Жыл бұрын

Curricula (o scrivi bene in latino oppure scrivi in inglese )

@faso4800

Жыл бұрын

@@franz490 he used curriculum correctly but you are not able to respond him in english :D

@aldolamberti3855

19 күн бұрын

Frankly, I'm sorry. I had a brotherly relationship with Turkish friends, but out of respect for the friendship that bound me I never mentioned it. After all, what does it matter? My father fought in two wars and felt this. Every shot I fire, I hope it misses. I could hit a boy like me and who like me has affections to defend, a boy who has never done anything to me and in life he could even have been my best friend ''!

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@knightoflight8249

2 жыл бұрын

Can we hope for a First and Second Balkan War follow up series? I would like to know more about the political and national aims of the four Balkan League members, the international reaction of the wars from the Great Powers perspective (Britain, France, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia, & Italy), a brief mention of the Greek-Ottoman Naval Arms Race, a actual mention of the naval battles performed by the Greek and Ottoman Navies in the first war (A mention of whether they contributed to British and German Naval doctrine like what happened in the Russo-Japanese War). The major battles fought between the Bulgarian and Ottoman Armies such as the Siege of Adrianople. As well as a in-depth explanation of the behind the scenes actions (political intrigue) that lead to the Second Balkan War from both sides. And of course an overview of atrocities performed on both sides during both conflicts.

@crumbum2

2 жыл бұрын

I believe you have mislabeled a town in Libya as 'Tobruk', around the 6 min mark. Could you please edit the notes on the video if this is the case? Normally the history of this site is top notch, I'm sure its just an oversight.

@FirstNameLastName-tg3rc

2 жыл бұрын

What was the music at 12:00?

@andrewphillips8341

2 жыл бұрын

Sweetheart it is just 'Canadian author' stop trying to divide people.

@georgedoolittle7574

2 жыл бұрын

"wireless communication" and Marconi.

Great in depth documentary! Love that you covered it in 1 episode

I had always heard of the 1st and 2nd Balkan Wars, but had never heard of this one. Great job drawing attention to a forgotten conflict.

@tommy-er6hh

2 жыл бұрын

The 1st Balkan war started as a direct result of this Italo-Ottoman one, the Italians pushed the Balkans to revolt/conquer, and the NEXT DAY the Ottomans ended the Italian war.

@DelijeSerbia

2 жыл бұрын

@@tommy-er6hh It would have happened anyway, just maybe not at that exact moment. There were uprising against Turks all the time in the Balkans and some countries were already formed by rebellion against Ottomans. Liberation of the rest of the Balkans was just a matter of time.

@parabelluminvicta8380

2 жыл бұрын

@@DelijeSerbia thats not true and stop undermining the italians you must thank them

@DelijeSerbia

2 жыл бұрын

@@parabelluminvicta8380 what is not true? Ottoman empire was already in decline before this war. Half of the Balkan was already independent and the other half was just waiting for liberation and had multiple rebellions. The Italian war just ment that it was the right time to strike, but even if it didnt happen the Balkan nations would attack Ottomans to finish the liberation.

@Milossinchubure

2 жыл бұрын

@@parabelluminvicta8380 it would happen anyway but probably with much more casualties on Balkan allies side, so thank you Italy.

Fascinating content! He appreciate the research done to compose this segment. Well done, gang. Well done 👍

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

Once again, as has become tradition now, I must give you full praise for really truly making every effort to pronounce the names and words of whatever language you are covering. You are a consummate professional.

@jessealexander2695

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

As far as i know from my highschool classes, ottoman send only the officers to Libya in order to reorganise locals against Italy. They couldn't send troops because of no land connection. There were small divisions but not enough for war. Yet salute to all nameless souls.

@indefiniteabyss1257

Жыл бұрын

Didnt they have ships? Sounds like losers excuse

@batuhankara672

Жыл бұрын

@@indefiniteabyss1257 the italians and greeks captured the islands and the ottoman navy was burned by the russians

@batuhankara672

Жыл бұрын

What can be the excuse, you are fighting 10 different nations in just 10 years

@nedimdegirmenci6

Жыл бұрын

We didn't have powerful warships. It was not possible to send troops without protection of warships when Italian Navy was blockaging shores. There were only 5000 Turkish soldiers in Libya.

I love how you meticulously list your sources in these videos. Another great video!

Each episode a pearl! Congrats Jesse and Team!

I did not know much about this war, especially with how much significance it had on history. Thanks for creating and sharing.

@jessealexander2695

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

Absolutely outstanding. This is so far above anything I have ever seen on KZread. An absolute revelation. Outstanding work, fully referenced. No hype and no BS. I am now a subscriber and will be clicking on all ads. Thank you for real education on obscure events.

another great video from the team! Awesome work!

You guys do such a great job with your videos. Always a pleasure to watch

My great grandfather fought in this war (subsequentely also in WWI). My girlfriend’s grandfather fought in this war too and received a gold medal pour le mérite - one of the few to reiceive it still alive. There are a couple of statues here in Italy to remember his action (1 in Milan and 1 in Merano)

Excellent work once again! Thank you Great War team!

Great work! Loved to hear how great powers influenced the course of the war!

Superb video of the conflict! I found the description of some of the - hitherto unknown to me! - first use of aircraft in war fascinating! The Italian use of torpedo boats was skillful as well. Thank you for another great Great War learning experience!

@jessealexander2695

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome.

It is excellent to see you guys devoting time and resources to all the lesser known conflicts pre and post WW1 (and indeed, the lesser theatres during WW1 when you were covering the "main event" as it were).

Awesome video, I’ve never really known much about this conflict!

The Great War is my favorite channel of all the chronological war channels purely because it tells (and tells very well) the story of more obscure lesser-known conflicts.

Would it be possible for you at some point to make documentaries about the Senucci and Persian campaigns of WW1? The coverage in the "Week by Week"-series of these campaigns was to sporadic to get any clear picture about their dynamics, and I think many of the fans would greatly appreciate a more detailed presentation of them. As always, great episode, love the work you guys are doing!

Well done. I read "Box of Sand", and was amazed about the cooperation between Pollio and Caneva. Still, they had communication gaps fortunately, Regia Marina utterly trounced the Ottomans at sea. Another interesting point is that the great Diaz cut his teeth by being wounded at Zanzur and developed strategical ideas focusing primarily on speed and innovation.

Such an awesome video Great War team!

Excellent coverage. I had never heard of this war! Thanks!

Amazing episode, learned a lot!!

I been waiting for this thanks to the great War channel.

This is a very well-resourced and compact study that makes us understand more about world tensions that even remain today.

As a historian I cannot praise this channel highly enough. Excellent work!

As always a great presentation.

I,m Polish rather old 60 + and I never heared about this War. And I know my history. So I thought. Thanx You never to old to learn. I don,t give "likes" any more since YT is censoring

My father's uncle served in this war in the Italian Army as a first lieutenant and won the Silver Medal For Military Valor. He was a career officer who retired many years later as a Brigadier General.

@67claudius

2 жыл бұрын

@@awfan221 For fighting in the Battle of Adwa, his father's uncle should have been born about 150 years ago, which is therefore unlikely. More likely he fought in the Second Ethiopian War

Great job, congratulations to the team. I find very interesting the succession of the words "necessity" and "appetite", a greed can be publicly justified by a promoter as a necessary step forward to make. The balance of the powers on the European scene was indeed so complex before 1914 that even the behaviour of a single ally in a set of alliances could be a trouble for the whole structure of security in Europe. WWI was not unavoidable at that stage but yet, the decades lasting stability was shaken.

Fantastic I never knew of this conflict and I’m glad I learned something new!

The father of my grandmother was there, he was an Alpino. Quite an interesting tale.

@BountyFlamor

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds like he was a bit out of place there.

@salsaniggas8544

2 жыл бұрын

Mountain troops are always needed

Sublime work you guys, can t express how much I m enjoying your channel. Keep it up with the great job!

Really solid analysis. Thank you.

I found this channel about 2 weeks ago from Vlogging Through History. I started on the 1st video and so far have watched over 60 of them, including about 10 just yesterday. Really enjoying the series a lot!!!

@manufer2

2 жыл бұрын

Be careful, I started watching in 2015 and now I just can't wait for the next video. Highly addictive.

Another excellent material on little know pages of the history. I expect nothing less from TGW channel! Much love to you guys!

Excellent presentation and topic selection of an important but forgotten piece of history. Well done!

Absolutely superb presentation! Your vocal cadence and tone are engaging and admirably supported by your images.

This is an excellent documentary about an often-overlooked war. Thank you for making this video!

16:40 Giuseppe Rossi is like the most generic Italian name imagineable, kind of like being called John Smith. And funnily enough its also the name of an Italian footballer.

@awfan221

2 жыл бұрын

Multiple Italian footballers are called Giuseppe Rossi. Unfortunately none of them amounted to anything major

@saguntum-iberian-greekkons7014

2 жыл бұрын

Or French: François Tremblay, or Spanish Garcia Hernandez

@grpelo

2 жыл бұрын

Mario Rossi is more generic

@haticealbayrak2387

Жыл бұрын

In turkish mehmet yilmaz

@ItalyHistoryXxX

11 ай бұрын

😂true. I from Italy, Rossi in my nation is a adress most generic,but the name most generic is Mario. Sorry for my english😅. Bye Bro

An important war that’s often overlooked! Great and informative video!

I wait for this topic for long time. Thanks.

The Italo-Turkish or Turco-Italian War (Turkish: Trablusgarp Savaşı, "Tripolitanian War", Italian: Guerra di Libia, "War of Libya") was fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from 29 September 1911, to 18 October 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captured the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet, of which the main sub-provinces were Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These territories became the colonies of Italian Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, which would later merge into Italian Libya. During the conflict, Italian forces also occupied the Dodecanese islands in the Aegean Sea. Italy agreed to return the Dodecanese to the Ottoman Empire in the Treaty of Ouchy[10] in 1912. However, the vagueness of the text, combined with subsequent adverse events unfavourable to the Ottoman Empire (the outbreak of the Balkan Wars and World War I), allowed a provisional Italian administration of the islands, and Turkey eventually renounced all claims on these islands in Article 15 of the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.[11] Although minor, the war was a precursor of the First World War as it sparked nationalism in the Balkan states. Seeing how easily the Italians had defeated the weakened Ottomans, the members of the Balkan League attacked the Ottoman Empire starting the First Balkan War before the war with Italy had ended.[12] The Italo-Turkish War saw numerous technological changes, most notably the use of airplanes in combat. On 23 October 1911, an Italian pilot, Capitano Carlo Piazza, flew over Turkish lines on the world's first aerial reconnaissance mission,[13] and on 1 November, the first ever aerial bomb was dropped by Sottotenente Giulio Gavotti, on Turkish troops in Libya, from an early model of Etrich Taube aircraft.[14] The Turks, lacking anti-aircraft weapons, were the first to shoot down an airplane by rifle fire.[15] Another use of new technology was a network of wireless telegraphy stations established soon after the initial landings.[16] Guglielmo Marconi himself came to Libya to conduct experiments with the Italian Corps of Engineers.

@clintfalk

2 жыл бұрын

I'm giving you thumbs down for trying to sound clever and explain the same topic that this video covers. If you want the glory, you need to have made a video about it, instead of spouting off your knowledge in the comments section.

@dodderythedromedary6890

2 жыл бұрын

@@clintfalk He litteraly just copy-pasted the Wikipedia article lol.

Awesome I am looking forward to more pre ww1 content.

oh damn i have been wanting pre ww1 material since i found this channel. so many unanswered questions i hope to now get context for.

Very interesting presentation! Thanks!

I'd consider myself a history Buff but I knew absolutely nothing about this conflict. Really fascinating, thanks for the video!

@John-pk9rw

Жыл бұрын

I mean you can’t blame someone who thinks Libyans are Arabs

Thank you so much for posting this. My great grandfather and great uncle fought for Italy in this war. My great grandfather died of illness he picked up in Libya. Apart from that I knew nothing about it. Keep up the great work featuring lesser known conflicts.

@manzelli1981

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully your family has some letters/journals etc from your great grandfather and great uncle. The perspective of the fighting men would be fascinating when compared to the grand statements from the generals and diplomats.

@pbosustow

2 жыл бұрын

@@manzelli1981 Unfortunately nothing like that has survived, but yes the foot soldier's perspective is always fascinating.

I have studied history most of my 67 years of living but this is the first time I have heard of this conflict. You learn something new every day.

This is a gem. Thank you!

Highly recommend MacMillans "Paris: 1919" this was the book i read to get a real understanding about the war

Thank you for all the hard work to bring history to life. I can't imagine the work and effort. Best Regards and Best Wishes!

Thank you, this was very informative and very well organized and presented

Thank you for this vid, Really well done

This war is the beginning of non-ending 11 years of war for Turkish side. It started with this war and followed by Balkan wars, WW1 and Turkish War of Independence, ending in 1922. Turks lost %35 of their healthy male population during these wars due to battles, diseases and hunger.

Simpatici voi anglosassoni..Questa del 1911 fu l'ultima guerra coloniale? :-) perchè quella vostra in Kenia negli anni cinquanta cos'era? la guerra degli USA nelle Filippine?

@matteobrandi7541

2 жыл бұрын

Dialogare con uno statunitense o un inglese riguardo l' Italia é impresa divina.

I learned something new… again. This channel is great for that!

Thank you. A very brilliant, sharp documentary

4:15 "Austria-Hungary wanted stability in the Balkans" That quote didn't age well. :D

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

aged like Conrad von Hötzendorffs legacy

@TheGreatWar

2 жыл бұрын

aged like Conrad von Hötzendorffs legacy

the italo-turkish war showed to the world that the ottoman empire was weak and undeveloped. This allowed the balkan powers to wage the first balkan war against the ottomans and push them from their balkan territories

super awesome channel -- great job guys keep up the great work in the content.. love this stuff!!

Wow, I never heard of this war. Well, another reason to love your channel!

Excellent video on a forgotten war. I saw the movie "Lion of the Desert" with Anthony Quinn who played Omar Mukhtar in the 1980 film. The only film I know made about the war. It was criticized at the time since Kahdafi provided the financing.

@operator9858

2 жыл бұрын

Great film.

@Leucemia29

2 жыл бұрын

“Lion of the desert” wasn’t about that war,it was about the italian “war” against libyan guerrilla in the ‘20s leaded by Rodolfo Graziani

@stephanl1983

2 жыл бұрын

@@Leucemia29 the rebellion was a continuation If the war of 1911-12. The local Arabs never stopped fighting against the Italians. Like France Had in Morroco, Italy had a lot of problems when they reduced their troops in Africa to fight in WW1. They Just could defend the coastal regions of Libya, the Arabs recapture all of its interior the Italians Had captured prior to 1915. Italy had also a lot of internal difficulties after 1918. When Mussolini became the Duce, He want to rebuild the Roman Empire, so one of his first decissions was to send more troops to Lybia.

@user-dl1bs6lm1g

2 жыл бұрын

Well, its propagandistic nature and the Arab nationalist ideals behind it are quite obvious to say the least.

the first use of anti aircraft gun was used in this war by a ottoman soldier and Allama Iqbal wrote on peotry on this war: Jhalakti Hai Teri Ummat Ki Aabru Iss Mein Tarablas Ke Shaheedon Ka Hai Lahoo Iss Mein See here, oh Lord, the honour of your people brimming up! The martyred blood of Tripoli, oh Lord, is in this cup.’

Awesome video! Thank you!

Amazing knowledge. Thank you for share.

Excellent presentation. I like the all-in-one format, it suits events of moderate size and complexity.

Literally the storyline of Dune. The whole first book that is. Especially the part about the saracini

It's incredible how content with this quality is available for free

Great history lesson thanks for making this and i hope you will continue with more.Outstanding

Love these longer episodes. But also really like the shorter ones for a quick break. I can't tell you how much I have learned through your many series. Thank you.

Great episode, there’s not enough info out there on the ítalo-Turkish war

Phenomenal performance, subscribed for sure

Very educational . Thank you.