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Asiago
Italy
by Francis Mackay
ISBN: 0850527597
ISBN-13: 9780850527599
Format: Paperback
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Publisher: Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
Published date: 2001
Size: 5 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.55 pounds
Pages: 176
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Italy - ASIAGO
MacKay, Francis
Battleground Europe series. The defeat at Caporetto in 1917 forced the British to send troops to the Italian front, where some remained for the rest of the war. June 1918 found British troops on the Asiago Plateau, 40 miles north of Venice. British positions were at 3,000 feet elevation, flanked by mountains twice as high. Their Austrian opponents had one last chance for victory. The beloved Emperor Franz Joseph had died after a 68-year-reign and the loyalty of Austria's multi-ethnic army to the new and untried Emperor Karl could not be guaranteed. The British positions were struck on the morning of June 15 by five Austro-Hungarian divisions, not as formidable as the Germans but containing many competent light infantry and mountain troops. Although the issue was in doubt, the British held onto their wooded and fog-shrouded positions. The Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved by year's end, creating the unstable Eastern Europe and Balkans of modern times. This little-known but dramatic battle above the clouds is covered in the detailed then-and-now fashion made famous by the Battleground Europe series and will be the first of several volumes covering the Italian front 2001, new copy, paper edition, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 176 pages, numerous illustrations & maps. . ISBN: 0-85052-759-7. ( more information)
Offered by ARTICLES OF WAR Ltd (United States)
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BATTLEGROUND EUROPE: ITALY: ASIAGO PLATEAU
Pen & Sword. (Subject: World War I - General) A WWI Battlefield Guide by Francis Mackay. The Austro-Hungarian attack on the Allied front line on the Asiago Plateau 40 miles north of Venice on 15/16 June, 1918. The Allies, Britain, France & Italy, were subjected to a massive attack from the Adge Valley to the Adriatic - it ultimately failed but the British 23rd & 48th Divisions saw heavy fighting (Published: 2000) (Publisher: Pen & Sword) (ISBN: 0850527597) (Pagination: 176pp, ills map) (Condition: New) UL-131204 World War I - General A WWI Battlefield Guide by Francis Mackay. The Austro-Hungarian attack on the Allied front line on the Asiago Plateau 40 miles north of Venice on 15/16 June, 1918. The Allies, Britain, France & Italy, were subjected to a massive attack from the Adge Valley to the Adriatic - it ultimately failed but the British 23rd & 48th Divisions saw heavy fighting UL-131204 . ( more information)
Offered by Military History Books (United Kingdom)
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ASIAGO (Battleground Europe) (Qty: 3)
MACKAY, FRANCIS
PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD, 2001. Brand new. Author: MACKAY, FRANCIS; Publisher: PEN & SWORD BOOKS LTD; Year: 2001; Pages: 160; Country of Publication: UK; Book Dimensions: 216 x 135; Book Format: paperback; ( more information)
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