{"id":95669,"date":"2025-05-18T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=95669"},"modified":"2025-05-17T14:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:09:09","slug":"why-it-sucked-to-be-an-italian-prisoner-in-north-africa-ww2-fireside-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/05\/18\/why-it-sucked-to-be-an-italian-prisoner-in-north-africa-ww2-fireside-chat\/","title":{"rendered":"Why it Sucked to be an Italian Prisoner in North Africa &#8211; WW2 Fireside Chat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Q2gbwm0x7Fs?si=YBz9nPkJTaEeShLL\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 17 May 2025<\/p>\n<p>Today, Indy and Sparty tackle some questions on the North African theatre. Why did the Italians think invading was a good idea in the first place? Was Allied treatment of Axis POWs a war crime? How did Italian and Allied tanks stack up?<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><br \/>\nArchive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Sebastian Brandstetter<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Jake McCluskey<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEdited by: Iryna Dulka, \u0141ukasz Zo\u0144<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 17 May 2025 Today, Indy and Sparty tackle some questions on the North African theatre. 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