PANTELLERIA

pänˈtāl-lārēˈä, volcanic island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), S Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Sicily and Tunisia. Sweet wine, capers, raisins, and dried figs are exported. A colony of the Phoenicians and then of the Carthaginians, it passed to the Romans in 217 b.c. The island was later taken by the Arabs (8th cent. a.d.) and by the Normans (12th cent.). Because of its strategic location, it was strongly fortified by Italy in the 20th cent. During World War II, Pantelleria was bombed into surrender by the Allies in 1943. On the island are extinct cones (the highest rising to 2,743 ft/836 m), numerous fumaroles, and hot mineral springs.

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books on: Pantelleria  - 141 results

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Undercover Tales of World War II
Book by William B. Breuer; John Wiley & Sons, 1999
Subjects: Espionage--History--20th Century, World War, 1939-1945--Secret Service
...Men of the Italian garrison at Pantelleria gather after surrender in front...reconnaissance disclosed that Pantelleria had more than a hun- dred gun...with a great deal of merit, that Pantelleria was impreg- nable. Allied planners...
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Chronology, 1941-1945
Book by Mary H. Williams; Office of the Chief of Military History, Department of the Army, 1960
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Chronology
...command of Br 10 and 5 Corps. 6 June PANTELLERIA --Air action against the island is...continue to pound it whenever possible. PANTELLERIA --Air offensive against the island...POINTBLANK against Germany. 11 June PANTELLERIA --After preparatory naval and air...
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Royal Air Force, 1939-1945 - Vol. 2
Book by Denis Richards, Hilary St. George Saunders; Her Majestys Stationery Office, 1954
Subjects: Great Britain--Royal Air Force, World War, 1939-1945--Aerial Operations, British
...necessary operations, the capture of Pantelleria and Lampedusa--two fortified islands...valuable radar detection facilities. Pantelleria has been described as the Italian Heligoland...and soon after midday the commander of Pantelleria sent a wireless message to Malta offering...
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Fortress Europe: European Fortifications of World War II
Book by J. E. Kaufmann, Robert M. Jurga, H. W. Kaufmann; Combined Publishing, 1999
Subjects: Fortification--Europe--History--20th Century
...French Corsica, the islands of Elba and Pantelleria because they dominated key straits...modern. In addition, Sardinia, Elba, Pantelleria, and other islands included smaller...Cagliari 3 x 152-mm Elba 3 x 152-mm Pantelleria 3 x 152-mm 1 x 120-mm 2 x 120...
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At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy
Book by Robert J. Bulkley Jr.; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945--Naval Operations, American
Allied forces landed on Pantelleria, about halfway between Cape Bon...were ordered to patrol between Pantelleria and the Sicilian coast, 60 miles...an hour after sunset we passed Pantelleria and were steaming along strung...
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journal articles on: Pantelleria  - 10 results

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Major Convoy Operation to Malta, 10-15 August 1942 (Operation Pedestal)
Journal article by Milan Vego; Naval War College Review, Vol. 63, 2010
...various bases in Sicily; fourMTBs at Pantelleria; and two six-inch cruisers, six...would be deployed between Malta and Pantelleria.54 All submarines would reach their...German bases on Sicily, Sardinia, and Pantelleria; protect the convoy after entering...
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Setting the Record Straight regarding Lieutenants White and McCullin, Tuskegee Airmen
Journal article by Joseph D. Caver, Jerome A. Ennels, Wesley Phillips Newton; Air Power History, Vol. 55, 2008
Subjects: African American air pilots--Appreciation, African American air pilots--Social aspects, African American aircraft pilots--Appreciation, African American aircraft pilots--Social aspects, McCullin, James L.--Appreciation, McCullin, James L.--Social aspects, Racism--Military aspects, Tuskegee Airmen Inc.--History, Tuskegee Airmen Inc.--Social aspects, White, Sherman H., Jr.--Appreciation, White, Sherman H., Jr.--Social aspects, World War II, 1939-1945--Social aspects
...assault on the Axis-held islands of Pantelleria and Sicily, "stepping stones" across...some were to bomb gun positions on Pantelleria Island, others to serve as escorts...escorting A-20 light bombers over Pantelleria. The enemy fled before any contact...
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St. Paul's Shipwreck and Early Christianity in Malta
Journal article by Mario Buhagiar; The Catholic Historical Review, Vol. 93, 2007
Subjects: Christianity, Malta, Poetry, Religion
...a possibility that the indicated site -was the island of Pantelleria, bet-ween Malta and Tunisia, and that Ludolph unwittingly...geophysical and socio-religious similarities, between Pantelleria and Malta did not escape late medieval travelers and commentators...
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Technology and Geographical Imaginations: Representing Aviation in 1930s Italy
Journal article by Federico Caprotti; Journal of Cultural Geography, Vol. 25, 2008
Subjects: Aeronautics--History, Aviation--History, Italy--Social aspects, Modernization--1930 AD
...bases and military installations. This was the case with airspace over Rome, and over bases such as Taranto, Brindisi, Pantelleria island, the Maddalena archipelago in Sardinia, and various airports (Chart of Airspace Forbidden to Civil and Foreign...
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Generalship: Qualities, Instincts, and Character
Journal article by Montgomery C. Meigs; Parameters, Vol. 31, 2001
Subjects: Generals--Evaluation, Leadership--Methods
...1943. I had to order the integration of an American corps and its use on the battlelines. I had to order the attack on Pantelleria. And finally the British ground commanders (but not Sir Andrew and Tedder) wanted to put all our ground forces into the...
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magazine articles on: Pantelleria  - 13 results

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Travel: A Mediterranean Mix Pantelleria, Italy's Island Outpost
Magazine article by G. Franco Romagnoli; The Atlantic Monthly, October 1, 1998
Subjects: Americans abroad--Italy, Americans abroad--Personal narratives, Americans in Italy--Personal narratives, Travel industry--Italy
Travel: A Mediterranean Mix Pantelleria, Italys Island Outpost. by G...My first visit to the island of Pantelleria was six years ago. When I left...was then talk of striving to put Pantelleria on the international tourist map...
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Mediterranean Mix: Off the Coast of Tunisia, a Speck of Italy
Magazine article by G. Franco Romagnoli; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 282, October 1998
Subjects: Islands--Mediterranean region, Italy--Description and travel
...Romagnoli My first visit to the island of Pantelleria was six years ago. When I left, nostrils...there was then talk of striving to put Pantelleria on the international tourist map. Early...of Sicily, at midnight and reaches Pantelleria at 5:00 A.M.) for the clean speed...
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Planning Is Key to Call Center Success
Magazine article by Samuel Greengard; Workforce, Vol. 78, June 1999
Subjects: Call centers, Guidelines, Human resource management, Strategic planning, United States
...already in place," explains Shirley Pantelleria, director of the employee services...much as a technology issue," says Pantelleria. And while migrating away from face...available and what has changed," remarks Pantelleria. "You must constantly find ways to...
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Hr Call Centers: a Smart Business Strategy
Magazine article by Samuel Greengard; Workforce, Vol. 78, June 1999
Subjects: Advantages, Call centers, Human resource management, Strategic management, Trends, United States
...pieces of a puzzle. And, as Shirley Pantelleria, director of the employee services...handled quickly and efficiently," says Pantelleria. The Whirlpool call center runs off...based capabilities are on the horizon, Pantelleria notes. The Web component will be accessible...
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Regia Marina: Mussolini's Failed Fascist Fleet: Part Two
Magazine article by Blaine Taylor; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, January 2009
...were at Trieste during late 1941-early 1942. The Battle of Pantelleria took place during 12-16 June 12-16 1942. Fascist propaganda had described the island of Pantelleria as a fortress bristling with guns, but it was hardly that. As...
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newspaper articles on: Pantelleria  - 37 results

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Exploring the Island of Capers and Calypso: Pantelleria
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 13, 2007
...Exploring the Island of Capers and Calypso: Pantelleria. Byline: Reid Bramblett I had only...ostensibly a part - the tiny island of Pantelleria is the black pearl of the Mediterranean...pleasures of sea, sun and village life. Pantelleria is hot, dry and wind-swept. Its...
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Designer Down Time
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 9, 2007
...the casino in the background GIORGIO ARMANI PANTELLERIA The first time I went to Pantelleria was 35 years ago to visit a friend. Believe...sprawling estate above the town of Gadir. Pantelleria is the only place where I truly feel I can...
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IN AT THE CHEAP END; A Spa Trek Doesn't Have to Cost the Earth. JANE EATON Plunges In
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), August 26, 2006
Subjects: Distillate oils, Health clubs, Thermae Bath Spa
...pounds sterling33 a night. GADIR, PANTELLERIA, ITALY - FREE YOULL find quite a few...No changing rooms, but fashionable Pantelleria is quite relaxed about a little alfresco...355 5588; meridiana.it) flies to Pantelleria from Palermo. A return ticket costs...
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Family with Passion for Wine
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), March 25, 2011
...the wind-swept, volcanic island of Pantelleria, half-way to Tunisia. In 1983 they...The tough, scrubby Zibibbo vines on Pantelleria, the Sicilian name for Muscat of Alexandria...WARM WEATHER Vines on the island of Pantelleria BEST OF BUNCH Harvesting on the Donnafugata...
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TOP TEN ELECTION GETAWAYS; the Election Campaign's Only Four Days in - and It Already Feels like Four Weeks. with Our Guide to the Best Hideaway Holidays in Europe, You Can Vote with Your Feet and Still Be Back in Time for the Big Day
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 9, 2005
...from pounds sterling190. 5 Casa Nika, Pantelleria, Italy THIS ROCKY island south of Sicily...This is not because everyone knows Pantelleria - its just that its known by the right...small beach, but the real treat on Pantelleria is to rent a boat and swim in the amazingly...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pantelleria  - 2 results

 
 
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Pantelleria
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PANTELLERIA pan tal-lare a, volcanic island, 32 sq mi (83 sq km), S Italy...strongly fortified by Italy in the 20th cent. During World War II, Pantelleria was bombed into surrender by the Allies in 1943. On the island are...
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Sicily
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Strait of Messina. The region also includes the Egadi Islands , the Lipari Islands , the Pelagie Islands (see Lampedusa ), Pantelleria island, and Ustica island. Palermo is the capital of Sicily, which is divided into the provinces of Agrigento, Caltanisetta...


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