The Great World War, Vol. 5: A History (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

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Italy's Lengthy Assailable Frontier - The Northern Battle Line~ - Consolidation of Positions along the Trentino and Carnic Frontiers - Eight Months' Mountain Fighting and its Results - The Advance on the Isonzo Sector - Preliminary Disappointment - Tolmino, Gorizia, and the Carso - The October Offen sive - Trench Warfare - Summary of the Italian Gains.

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Cadore region, which is in the north east corner of Italy, was increased. In the high valleys from Cordevole to the Padola the attack was pressed; the whole region of Ampezzo fell into Italian hands in July; and a strong foothold was obtained on the mountain ranges which descend from the Col di Lana towards Agai and Pieve di Livinallongo. This campaign in the north-eastern corner was typical of the warfare waged along the long ff'ontier of the Trentino wedge. The results may appear small when estimated in terms of mountain heights and little known mountain towns; but the rough ground, the serious obstacles prepared by the enemy, and the tenacious re sistance offered by the Austrians, who in this region were the pick of their mountain troops, made the achieve ment extraordinary. Through August the Italian pressure in these heights went on without slackening; in Sep tember the strong position of Mount Coston was taken; and through Octo ber and November, in the face of an intensifying severity of weather, some very strong positions on the Col di Lana, and the mountain ranges which stretch from the Sasso di Rezzodi to Ornolla, were conquered after a severe struggle.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."