The White War : Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919 (Hardcover)

from ngmcd

It's very easy to criticise the tactics and the generals in World War I but the leaders in the Italian High Command far exceed those on other fronts. All commanders in that war can with some justification be accused of showing no concern for the soliders but Cadorna and others took this to an ext...

from wildbill

This was a very well written book that told the singularly depressing story of the Italian campaign against Austria-Hungary in World War I. The title derives from the fact that many of the battles took place in the Southern Limestone Alps. During the winter the area was covered with snow and when...

from jcbrunner

During the Greek War of Independence, Western volunteers often wondered where the martial spirit of the Old Greeks had gone. These modern Greeks only shared Achilles' predilection to sulk and skulk. The same holds true for Italians. Always smartly dressed and spoiling for a fight, they managed to...

from xuebi

A much-needed history of the forgotten Italian front during the First World War, its brutal and bloody battles that rival the Somme and Ypres for senseless waste of lives, and its aftermath. Thompson writes well and covers the Italian-Austro-Hungarian conflict in detail, both on the field of batt...

from mlawrenson

In the UK, were are taught about the First World War. We are taught about the trenches, the slaughter and the waste. Mostly, were are taught about the British and Commonwealth soldier's experience on the Western Front. 'The White War' teaches the English reader about what they are not taught - th...