Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War

by John R. Schindler

This is the first account in English of a much-overlooked, but important, First World War battlefront located in the mountains astride the border between Italy and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Not well known in the West, the battles of Isonzo were nevertheless ferocious, and compiled a record of bloodletting that totaled over 1.75 million for both sides. In sharp contrast to claims that neither the Italian nor the Austrian armies were viable fighting...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275972046
• ISBN13: 9780275972042
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.5"