{"product_id":"the-white-war-life-and-death-on-the-italian-front-1915-1919-paperback","title":"The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe brutal and tragic story of the First World War's oft-overlooked Italian Front \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A fascinating, indeed brilliant, portrait of a society immolated by its own delusions.\" --Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Named a Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eEconomist - Sunday Times - Sunday Telegraph - Observer - New Statesman - Evening Standard - Scotsman - Irish Times - Guardian - Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire, hoping to seize its \"lost\" territories of Trieste and Tyrol. The result was one of the most hopeless and senseless wars of modern times. Nearly 700,000 Italians and perhaps half as many Austro-Hungarian troops were killed, plunging Italy into chaos and, eventually, fascism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With great skill and pathos, Mark Thompson tells the story of the nationalist frenzy that preceded the conflict, the haunting landscapes and political intrigues that surrounded it, and the outsize personalities of the statesmen, generals, and writers who were drawn into the hear of chaos. A work of epic scale, \u003ci\u003eThe White War\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the remarkable untold story of the First World War's Italian Front.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Thompson \u003c\/b\u003eholds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from Cambridge. The author of\u003ci\u003e Birth Certificate: The Story of Danilo Kis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eForging War: The Media in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Paper House: The Ending of Yugoslavia\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in Oxford, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 488\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 26, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52852986249440,"sku":"9780465020379","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/p3XJcL7q2p9780465020379.webp?v=1781230645","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-white-war-life-and-death-on-the-italian-front-1915-1919-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}