The White War

  • The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
    The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
    By Mark Thompson

    Describes the battles fought along the mountainous border lining Italy and Austria during World War I, including the role of the Allied forces, Italy's charismatic commanders, and how the war impacted Italy's political future.

  • The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
    The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front 1915-1919
    By Mark Thompson

    (Guglielmo Oberdan, wouldbe assassin of the Emperor, was the rule-proving exception.) This lack of zeal troubled some of the brightest middle-class Triestines who were born around 1890. The city's vivid variety was no compensation for ...

  • The White War
    The White War
    By Mark Thompson, Former Professor of Law and Senior Pro-Vice Chancellor Mark Thompson

    The third blow was another death: the execution of a young man in Trieste, one Guglielmo Oberdan (originally Wilhelm Oberdank: like many nationalist fanatics, his own national identity was ambiguous). Along with other draft—age Habsburg ...

  • The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
    The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
    By Mark Thompson

    Much more than a history of terrible violence, the book tells the whole story of the war: the nationalist frenzy that led up to it, the decisions that shaped it, the poetry it inspired, its haunting landscapes and political intrigues; the ...

  • The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
    The White War: Life and Death on the Italian Front, 1915-1919
    By Mark Thompson

    This is exemplary history.’ Hugh MacDonald, Herald‘A wonderfully rich and poignant study.’ Christopher Duggan, TLS‘If today’s political situation in Italy gives cause for concern, this book is an excellent place to start trying to ...