Little has been written in English about the unprecedented violence of the prolonged campaign between Italy and Austria in the harsh and unforgiving territory of the Dolomites, Trentino and Trieste. The author recounts the twelve battles on the Isonzo river which resulted in losses far greater in proportion than those of the Western front. Italy sank into chaos and eventually fascism. The liberal traditions of Garibaldi were alas shattered, some say lost for ever.
(Jeremy Miller - bwl 110 Autumn 2023 ) |
