Sergio Ciano was a young boy when World War Two began. He lived in Somalia, an Italian colony in Northern Africa. His father was an officer in the Italian Military Police. Sergio was interviewed for this project by Lowell Williams in early 2009.
Videos
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- 1. Introduction and Prewar Memories
- 2. The War in North Africa - an Overview
- 3. On to Mogadishu and Italy
- 4. The Journey from Africa to Italy
- 5. Life in Italy; Memories of the Bombardments
- 6. Sergio's Father
- 7. Memories of the German Occupation
- 8. Divisions in the Italian Community; the Appearance of Anti-Semitism
- 9. The Italian Jewish Community
- 10. Mussolini and Fascism
- 11. The End of the War
