Caporetto and Isonzo Campaign: The Italian Front 1915-1918 (16pt Large Print Edition)

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John MacDonald Zeljko Cimpric

Caporetto and Isonzo Campaign

The Italian Front 1915-1918 (16pt Large Print Edition)

John MacDonald, Zeljko Cimpric

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13 October 2014

Biography: historical, political & military; Geographical reference; European history; First World War

Â From May 1915 to October 1917 the armies of Italy and the Austro - Hungarian empire were locked into a series of twelve battlesalong the River Isonzo, a sixty - mile front from the Alps to the Adriatic. The campaign was fought in the most appalling terrain forcombat, with horrendous casualties on both sides, often exceeding those of the more famous battles of the Great War. The twelfth and final battle, Caporetto, resulted in a devastating defeat for Italy and led to one of the greatest breakthroughs achieved during the entire conflict. Yet this massive struggle is too often neglected in histories of the war which focus on the fighting on the Western and Eastern Fronts. John Macdonald, in this accessible and highly illustrated account, aims to set the record straight. His description of theIsonzo battles, of the battlefields and of the atrocious conditions in which the soldiers lived and fought is supported by a graphicselection of original photographs that record the terrible reality of the conflict.

The impact of the intervention of British, French and German troops is covered, as are the parts played by famous individuals - among them Rommel, Mussolini, Badoglio and Cadorna, the notorious Italian commander in chief. But it is the front - line experience of the common soldiers on both sides that is most powerfully portrayed.

Caporetto and the Isonzo Campaign gives a fascinating insight into a conflict that was a pivotal moment in the history of Italy, Austria and the Balkans.

By: John MacDonald, Zeljko Cimpric
Imprint: ReadHowYouWant
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 481g
ISBN: 9780369361639
ISBN 10: 0369361636
Pages: 342
Publication Date: 13 October 2014
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Macdonald was a distinguished management theorist, consultant and lecturer who wrote many influential books on management, business and politics. His special interest in the Great War and the fighting on the Italian Front in particular was inspired by a visit to the battlefields in Slovenia and Italy, and he made an in - depth study of the Isonzo battles and the entire campaign. He completed this book shortly before he died in 2011.