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The white war : life and death on the Italian front, 1915-1919 /
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 ran...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Basic Books,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 int. |
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| Notas: | Map on endpapers. "A member of the Perseus Books Group." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 454 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates) : illustrations, maps, plans |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 423-439) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786744381 0786744383 9780571250080 0571250084 9780465020379 0465020372 |