TY  - GEN
A1  - Scianna, Bastian Matteo
T1  - A blueprint for successful peacekeeping?
BT  - the Italians in Beirut (Lebanon), 1982–1984
T2  - The International History Review
N2  - On 6 June 1982, Israel invaded Lebanon to fight the Palestinian
Liberation Organization (PLO). Between August 1982 and February
1984, the US, France, Britain and Italy deployed a Multinational
Force (MNF) to Beirut. Its task was to act as an interposition force to
bolster the government and to bring peace to the people. The
mission is often forgotten or merely remembered in context with
the bombing of US Marines’ barracks. However, an analysis of the
Italian contingent shows that the MNF was not doomed to fail and
could accomplish its task when operational and diplomatic efforts
were coordinated. The Italian commander in Beirut, General Franco
Angioni, followed a successful approach that sustained neutrality,
respectful behaviour and minimal force, which resulted in a
qualified success of the Italian efforts.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe - 143 
KW  - peacekeeping
KW  - Italy
KW  - Lebanon
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Beirut
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-412937
ER  - 
TY  - GEN
A1  - Scianna, Bastian Matteo
T1  - Forging an Italian hero?
BT  - the late commemoration of Amedeo Guillet (1909–2010)
T2  - Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe
N2  - Over the last two decades, Amedeo Guillet (1909–2010) has been turned into a public and military hero. His exploits as a guerrilla leader in Italian East Africa in 1941 have been exaggerated to forge a narrative of an honourable resistance against overwhelming odds. Thereby, Guillet has been showcased as a romanticized colonial explorer who was an apolitical and timeless Italian officer. He has been compared to Lawrence of Arabia in order to raise his international visibility, while his genuine Italian brand is perpetuated domestically. By elevating him to an official role model, the Italian Army has gained a focal point for military heroism that was also acceptable in the public memory as the embodiment of a ‘glorious’ defeat narrative.
T3  - Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Philosophische Reihe - 152 
KW  - Italy
KW  - Second World War
KW  - Amedeo Guillet
KW  - colonialism
KW  - Italian East Africa
KW  - collective memory
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-416866
SN  - 1866-8380
IS  - 152
ER  -