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The white war life and death on the Italian front 1915-1919

by Thompson Mark

Synopsis

In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire. Nearly 750,000 Italian troops were killed in savage, hopeless fighting on the stony hills north of Trieste and in the snows of the Dolomites. To maintain discipline, General Luigi Cadorna restored the Roman practice of decimation, executing random members of units that retreated or rebelled.

With elegance and pathos, historian Mark Thompson relates the saga of the Italian front, the nationalist frenzy and political intrigues that preceded the conflict, and the towering personalities of the statesmen, generals, and writers drawn into the heart of the chaos. A work of epic scale,The White Wardoes full justice to the brutal and heart-wrenching war that inspired Hemingway’sA Farewell to Arms.

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Book Information

Copyright year 2009
ISBN-13 9780465013296
ISBN-10 0465013295
Class Copyright
Publisher Basic Books a member of the Perseus Books Group
Subject HISTORY
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 450
Length of Recording 22
Shelf No. JT866
Grade Range 9
Ages 16 - 99