Talk:Battle of Beirut (1912)

References problem
I think there may be an issue with the short footnotes used in this article:


 * You have cited 'Brassler' in the short footnote, but use 'Brassey' in the reference section. Which is correct?
 * You have cited 'Conway' in the short footnote, does this refer to the Gardiner reference?
 * Lastly, IMO you should probably use a system similar to the Author, Date and Page system, e.g..

Anyway I think these first two points will need to be resolved before the article can pass GA, although the article is looking very good. Cheers. ChoraPete (talk) 15:02, 2 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I have been bold and made these changes myself now. ChoraPete (talk) 16:33, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks!XavierGreen (talk) 19:49, 3 April 2010 (UTC)
 * No worries, good luck with the GA. ChoraPete (talk) 15:51, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Turkish navy to East Africa ?
I am sure that the sources are OK. But I don't agree with the first sentence of the section Background; During the Italo-Turkish War, the Italian military feared that Ottoman naval forces in the Mediterranean would stage raid on the Italian supply and troopships headed for Italian East Africa. That concern is unrealistic. Both Egypt and the Suez Canal were under British control (after 1880 s) and British Empire had decleared its neutrality in the war. Actually that was a bit Italian sided neutrality. Because Turkish officiers to Libya over Egypt were not allowed. Likewise, it was unthinkable for Turkish navy to cross British controlled canal. Such a thought was nothing but a fantasy at most. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 09:01, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
 * The article says nothing about Ottomans traversing the canal, the raids the Italians were worried about concered the turks attacking italian transports as they traveled through the mediterranian to reach east africa. Remember Italian troops had to sail through half the mediterranian in order to reach the canal, any ottoman force in the southern mediterranian was a threat to the Italian forces approaching the canal. By eliminating the Turkish force at Beirut, the Italians assumed complete naval dominance over the Ottomans in the region ensuring that their transports could reach east africa safely.XavierGreen (talk) 14:06, 21 May 2010 (UTC)