Isonzo : the forgotten sacrifice of the Great War / John R. Schindler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schindler, John R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Isonzo, Battles of the, 1915-1917.

Physical Description:

xiv, 409 pages, 11 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Summary:

The first complete account of the epic struggle between the Austrian and Italian armies along the Isonzo River during the First World War.

Contents:

The Road to War 1

1. Italia Irredenta 3

2. A Hopeless Struggle 23

1915 39

3. "The Hour of the Triumph of the Finest Values" 41

4. The Battle of Monte San Michele 61

5. Materielschlacht: Assembly-Line War 85

6. "The Superior Is Always Right, Especially When He Is Wrong" 105

1916 127

7. A So-Called Battle 129

8. The Battle of Gorizia 151

9. The Triumph of Attrition 173

1917 195

10. A Hundred Thousand Shells an Hour 197

11. Bainsizza Breakthrough 219

12. Caporetto 243

1918 267

13. An Italian Renaissance 269

14. "Austria Is in Your Camp" 289

15. Since Then 315

16. The Battlefield Today 339.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [381]-390) and index.

ISBN:

0275972046

OCLC:

44681903