Film Correspondence From the Theater of the Italo-Turkish War (1911)

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• 1911

Artillery bombarding the Turkish positions to prepare the forward movement of the Italian troops. Artillery officers directing the firing with the telemetre. Cavalry reconnoitering. Entrenching during the night. Flanking squads. Marching forward to Bir-Tobras. Clearing the oasis. On the look-out at sunset. Repeating guns on battery. The bombardment of Zuara. The protected cruiser "Carlo Alberto" shelling Zuara. Checking the firing. The 10-inch guns in action. The commanding officer of the "Carlo Alberto" pointing the guns. The shelling goes on. Empty gun cartridges. The effect of the shelling on Zuara. At full speed toward the coast. The destroyer "Iride" firing the 2-inch guns.