Those of you looking for insights into the key events which shaped modern Europe are advised not to ring Telecom Italia Mobile exec Luca Luciani, whose grasp of history is clearly a Wellington short of a Waterloo.

The proof? Try this pumped-up motivational speech (in Italian, but available here with English subtitles):

Yeah - go get 'em tiger. For the record, Luciani allegedly trousers in excess of €800,000 a year to deliver his revisionist insights. We suggest he invest a very small percentage of his salary here. ®

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