The main front between the Empire of Austria-Hungary and the young nation-state of Italy ran along the mountain river Isonzo - Soca in Slovenian - from spring 1915 to autumn 1917. After the Italian Chief of General Staff Luigi Cadorna had achieved little terrain gain in eleven offensives against the Austrian positions, the forces of the Central Powers were able to break through the enemy's lines in October 1917.
The Italian army had to retreat 150 kilometres west to the Piave. For Habsburg, the military success proved to be a Pyrrhic victory. Rome began to support the nationalities of the Danube Monarchy in the struggle for statehood. The material battles on the Isonzo, with their heavy losses, are closely interwoven with events of global historical significance: the disintegration of the Habsburg monarchy and the establishment of the Mussolini regime. A volume from the series "Battles - Stations of World History".
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Wörsdörfer, Rolf
Title
Isonzo 1915/17. Völkerschlachten am Gebirgsfluss
Details
28 bw photos. 302 pp.
State
new
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