with the patronage of:
'14 - '18
On the occasion of the centenary of Italy's entry into the First World War, a project to know and to understand the History.
The Way of Memory:
more than 2.000 km from the Stelvio to sea
Ta Pum - the Path of Memory through the eyes of Mario Tozzi
AN ITINERARY TO REMEMBER WORLD WAR I IN ITALY AND PROMOTE BOTH PEACE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
We learn as children that the Great War left millions of dead in a carnage that – fortunately – has had no equal. But not everybody is aware of the fact that nowadays air pollution causes about seven million deaths a year in the world, nearly the same number as World War I. And few seem genuinely worried by this. This is one of the reason why in summer 2014, the mountaineers of the Ta-Pum expedition decided to walk more than two thousand kilometres, climbing over 90,000 metres in total, from the Stelvio to the Adriatic sea. If one wanted to experience the same itinerary, one could leave from Sacrario di Redipuglia, the infamous war memorial in Friuli, to then cross the four main fronts of the war, taking via ferratas, walking past memorials, cemeteries and forts, but above all enjoying the summits and the most beautiful parts of the eastern Alps.
First world war: 15 legacies still with us today
The great war may have been destructive, but it also generated so many startling developments - in medicine, warfare, geopolitics and social relations - that its influence still resonates today. Here are 15 lasting legacies of the war.
Caproni in the First World War
CAPRONI IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Rosario Abate - Giorgio Apostolo
Editorial consultant Maurizio Pagliano
The most significant milestones in the development of Italian bomber aircraft, a celebration of Gianni Caproni, the foresighted constructor of those early wings, synonymous with "strategic bombing".
The complete history of this complex all-Italian aircraft from the design phase to the completion of the prototype, from the results of the first test flights until acceptance by the military administration, continuing later with the demanding phase of national production and concluding with the operational service of the various versions.
Mountaineering expedition in 2015 to mark Centenary of Italy's entry into the First World War
On 24th May 2015 a mountaineering expedition - which will span 1500km from the Stelvio Pass to the Carso Plateau - will mark the Centenary of Italy's entrance into the First World War.
The expedition will be divided into more than 60 stages, as it "connects the places whose history is linked to the most significant moments of the First World War".
"Ta Pum" on the front in the war
(Original article in Italian)
From the Stelvio to the sea, 1.500 kilometers, the stages of memory.
ALTO GARDA-"The way of memory: more than 1500 km from the Stelvio to the sea," is the title of the project of "Ta Pum" on the occasion of the centenary of the Great War.
A project born to know and understand the story through the promotion of a "path of memory" in places, from the Stelvio to the sea, scenery of the first great tragedy that last Millennium saw unfortunately protagonist 1914-1918.
Association TA PUM
Organizer of TA PUM is the homonymous Association, whose members are the association L’Uomo libero, creator of the project, the Association Accompagnatori del territorio del Trentino, the Ev-K2-CNR Committee and the CNR Press Office.
What is Ta Pum
TA PUM is the sound of the rifle shot that accompanied ceaselessly, days and nights lots of soldiers at the frontline, recalling and softened in one of the most famous and heart rending songs of the First World War.
Collaborate with Ta Pum
Ta Pum offers a concrete visibility return at national and international level through multiple channels of communication and different marketing strategies planned during the initiative.
Tapum!
Ta pum! Ta pum! Ta pum!
And tomorrow we go to the assault,
little soldier doesn't die by others' hand.
Ta pum! Ta pum! Ta pum!
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