by Alessandro Barbero · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788858129807
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At two in the morning on October 24, 1917, Austro-German cannons began to strike the Italian lines. At dawn, the Sturmtruppen, protected by the fog, launched the assault. In a few hours, the defenses were swept away and the defeat was transformed into a national tragedy. Today we know that on that day our soldiers fought, and fought hard, until they could. But why did the Italian army prove so fragile, to the point of collapsing? This book explores the events and causes of the Battle of Caporetto, also known as the Battle of Kobarid, a key engagement on the Italian Front during World War I.
Alessandro Barbero is an Italian historian, writer and essayist.
