hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd hɪz stˈʌdiz, bˌʌt æt ðɪ ˈaʊtbɹeɪk ʌvðə sˈɛkənd wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ hiː vˌɑːləntˈɪɹd təbi ɐsˈaɪnd tʊ ɐ mˈoːɹ dᵻstɹˈʌktɪv jˈuːnɪt, ðə dʒˈiːnɪˌoʊ ɡwˌɑːstɐtˈɔːɹi ænd wʌz sˈɛnt tə ðə lˈɪbɪən fɹˈʌnt.
He continued his studies, but at the outbreak of the Second World War he volunteered to be assigned to a more destructive unit, the Genio Guastatori and was sent to the Libyan front.