https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/429/7719/PSamoreA1801.1.jpg e970f52c44955a4c7c980c1c8f2cd057 https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/files/original/429/7719/ASamoreA180508.1.mp3 bda870d1c8d283cfc98c40437b66a43a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interview with Alessandro Samorè Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zeno Gaiaschi Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018-05-08 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource 01:16:15 audio recording Language A language of the resource ita Type The nature or genre of the resource Sound Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context ASamoreA180508 PSamoreA1801 Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Civilian Spatial Coverage Spatial characteristics of the resource. Italy Italy--Po River Valley Italy--Milan Italy--Santa Margherita Ligure Italy--Domodossola Italy--Portofino Description An account of the resource Alessandro Samorè recalls his early life in Milan, Domodossa, Portofino, and Santa Margherita Ligure. He also gives details of life in youth fascist organisations, playing with homemade fireworks, and attempts to assemble an improvised scuba gear. Alessandro describes his attempt to join the ranks of the Decima Flottiglia MAS while still underage, and recalls the first Milan bombings, detailing the aftermath of the July – August 1943 attacks, which were much more severe: disrupted rail and tram services; widespread destruction; ravaging fires; and inadequate anti-aircraft defence. He describes the fall of the Fascist regime and mentions the temporary evaluation which took place every day at dusk, when people moved away from central districts. Alessandro describes the atmosphere inside a private shelter in the basement, stressing his care-free attitude and lack of danger awareness, and describes some episodes which happened in the last stages of the war, including: black market; strafing; SS brutality; street killings; propaganda flyers; the bodies of Benito Mussolini and other top brass fascists being desecrated at Piazzale Loreto; and post-war revenges. He talks about the legitimacy of the bombings (seen as an unavoidable consequence of the state of war), stresses his fatalism, and claims to have no hatred for bomber crews. Temporal Coverage Temporal characteristics of the resource. 1943-07 1943-08 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available IBCC Digital Archive Lapsus. Laboratorio di analisi storica del mondo contemporaneo Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal. Conforms To An established standard to which the described resource conforms. Pending OH transcription Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Maureen Clarke anti-aircraft fire bombing childhood in wartime evacuation home front Mussolini, Benito (1883-1945) shelter strafing Waffen-SS